Dr. Batuman has been appointed to a national committee
Dr. Batuman has been appointed to a prestigious National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) committee to provide...
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Dr. Ozgur Batuman | Plant Pathology Department | University of Florida Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee FL
Lab Highlights and News
- May 17
18th Biennial FPS Meeting at SWFREC, Immokalee (May 17-19, 2023)
Batuman Lab members and SWFREC staff are hosting plant pathologists from throughout the State of Florida. For more information about the...
- Jan 24
Trunk Injection Not a Silver Bullet for HLB
Citrus Industry Magazine Article Highlighted Dr. Batuman's January Grower Seminar (Published on JANUARY 13, 2023)
- Jan 24
Plant pathogens (Phytophthora and exotic viruses) that may exacerbate the HLB effects on citrus
Dr. Batuman introduced a few pathogens, including Phytophthora and two exotic viruses (citrus leprosis virus and citrus yellow vein...
- Mar 16, 2022
Dr. Batuman and graduate student Salih Yilmaz present at the SWFREC IDEA Seminar
SWFREC IDEA (Inclusion – Diversity – Equity – Access) seminars consist of SWFREC people presenting about their home country. March 2022...
- Jan 12, 2022
Dr. Batuman presents: UF/IFAS ZOOM CITRUS SEMINAR
Titled, “Scouting and Management of Citrus Diseases (HLB, Phytophtora, Leprosis)”, Dr. Batuman's presentation on January 12th discussed...
- Dec 18, 2021
PhD Student Kellee Britt Graduates
Congratulations on the successful PhD defense and welcome as post-doctoral researcher! Kellee’s PhD Research was focuswed on the...
- Dec 14, 2021
Multi-lab research grapefruit harvest
Citrus pathology and Citrus physiology (Professor Ute Albrecht's) lab members participated in the harvesting and juicing of grapefruits...
- Nov 30, 2021
Batuman Lab in the Local News
Southwest Florida WINK News visits Batuman Lab to report: “UF Researchers receive federal funding to fight citrus greening”. Dr. Batuman...
- Nov 20, 2021
Graduate Student Salih Yilmaz obtains leadership roles
During the Fall of 2021, Salih Yilmaz became the Vice President of Plant Pathology Graduate Student Organization and the Treasurer of the...
- Aug 20, 2021
Summer Internship in the Batuman Lab
Mid-August 2021 marked the successful completion of Marissa Penquiney’s summer internship at the Citrus pathology lab. Marissa is going...
- Mar 20, 2021
Collaborative Effort in Citrus Black Spot (CBS) Field Disease Ratings
All members of the Batuman Lab and much of Dewdney lab (from Citrus Research and Education center in Lake Alfred, FL) participated in the...
- Jan 20, 2021
Dr. Batuman Presents: SWFREC Seminar
Dr. Ozgur Batuman, UF-IFAS. In this talk, Ozgur reminds growers to continue paying attention to other pathogens that can attack already...
- Mar 13, 2020
Batuman Lab in the Local News
University of Florida Researchers study ways to combat citrus greening
- Mar 5, 2020
Batuman Lab in UF-IFAS Blog Post
UF/IFAS scientists find viruses that might help control insect that causes citrus greening
- Feb 12, 2019