Gerald Kidder

Professor Emeritus and Extension Specialist
Soil Fertility

DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH AREAS
Management of Nutrients, Pesticides, and Wastes

RESEARCH FOCUS
Provides training programs and materials on fertilization, plant nutrition, waste disposal on land, soil testing, and fertilizers and soil amendments.

SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Kidder, G., and R.J. Black. 1998. Improving roadside vegetation with compost. Video written and produced for the Environmental Management Office, Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee. 6.5 min.

Kidder, Gerald. 2000. Management of organic wastes in urban areas. p.93-117. In R.B. Brown, J.H. Huddleston, and J.L. Anderson (ed.) Managing soils in an urban environment. Agronomy 39. Amer. Soc. Agron., Crop Sci. Soc. Amer., and Soil Sci. Soc. Amer., Madison, WI.

Hochmuth, G.J., E.A. Hanlon, and G. Kidder. 2000. Appropriate Uses of Soil Fertility Testing and the UF-IFAS Standardized Fertilization Recommendation System: A Position Paper From the UF-IFAS Plant Nutrient Oversight Committee. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 113:138-140.

Kidder, G., H.H. Van Horn, L.W. Schnell, J.P. Jacob, and R. Mylavarapu. 2001. Introduction to preparing nutrient management plans. Fla. Coop. Ext. Serv. Cir. 1247. IFAS, Univ. of Fla., Gainesville. 53 pp.

Kidder, G. 2001. Waste management and water quality issues. Soil Crop Sci. Soc. Fla. Proc. 60:7-8.

Kidder, G., and L. Espinoza. 1999. Fertilidad de suelos y uso de fertilizantes: Un curso corto en cinco sesiones. Fla. Coop. Ext. Serv. Cir. 1229. IFAS, Univ. of Fla., Gainesville. 25 pp. (also on web at: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu)


CONTACT INFORMATION
email: kidder@ufl.edu