Dr. Christopher Vincent
Associate Professor - Horticultural Sciences
Program Emphasis
The purpose of my program is to serve Florida perennial fruit crop producers with production methods and biological understanding to improve productivity of citrus and other crops and cropping systems in the traditional citrus region.
I am interested in how plants move water and sugar in response to temperature, water availability, and light in the canopy. My research includes how plants can tolerate HLB infection and how light can be redistributed in the canopy to reduce stress and improve growth. Our experiments range from trials to improve antibiotic delivery to testing particle films, shade netting, and intercropping of citrus with other species.
I teach Advanced Citriculture I (HOS 6545) for graduate students throughout the state. Through that class students also engage in producing citrus-related extension content.
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Education
- 2016 – Ph.D. – University of Florida – Interdisciplinary Ecology: Horticultural Science
- 2008 – M.S. – University of Arkansas – Horticulture: Fruit Production
- 2006 – B.A. – University of Arkansas – Journalism and Spanish