Evelyn "Prissy" Fletcher
Lecturer of Ecosystem Science
Program Areas
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Teaching
- SWS 2008 Land and Life
- ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality
- In Development: Ecosystem Principles and Practices in Soil and Water Sciences
- In Development: Survey of Field Research in Florida Ecosystems
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Research
Research focus:
Although Prissy does not have an official research appointment at this time, her research background includes experience in:
- Nutrient management and rates studies of vegetables
- Pesticide fate and transport and irrigation management in citrus
- Alternative or emerging crop assessments (artichokes, pumpkins, napa cabbage, snapbeans) in coastal Spodosols
Current Research Collaborations:
- Artichoke Nutrient Management – Phosphorus Rate Studies (Fletcher, Morgan, Obreza, Agehara, Zotarelli)
- Romaine Lettuce Variety Trials (Sandoya, Fletcher, Sargent)
- Phosphorus Recommendations for Potato (Christensen, Bortolozo, Sharma, Fletcher, Zotarelli, Morgan)
- Pumpkin Variety Trials Utilizing Drip Irrigation and Plasticulture (Fletcher, Meru)
- Developing Optimal Nitrogen Fertilizer Recommendations for Sod Producers in Florida (Unruh, Lindsey, Fletcher)
Publications
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mailing Address:
Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
2181 McCarty Hall, PO Box 110290
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
Office:
2163 McCarty Hall A
(352) 294-3147
(352) 392-3399 fax
email: pfletch@ufl.edu