Welcome to the Ferrarezi Lab!
This webpage shares miscellaneous information about my research and education program on Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Crop Physiology and Production at the University of Georgia.
I do research on crop physiology (plant growth and development) and production factors (precision irrigation, plant nutrition, lighting, substrates, biopharmaceuticals, biostimulants, and cropping systems) for indoor soilless cultivation in greenhouses and indoor or vertical farms. My group focuses on horticultural specialty crops, including edible, medicinal, and ornamental plants in greenhouses and vertical farms/plant factories. My program investigates plant responses to different production factors and develops methodologies to maximize plant growth rate, development, morphology, and physiology and improve crop yield, quality, and profitability of horticultural crops in indoor systems.
I also teach three courses, HORT 3200 “Hydroponics and Controlled Environment Horticulture” (4 credits, Spring odd years), HORT 4050/6050 “Greenhouse Management I” (4 credits, Fall), and HORT 8111 “Design, Analysis, and Interpretation of Horticultural Data” (2 credits, Spring even years), lead the UGA Hydroponics Club, direct a Maymester UGA CAES Mediterranean Study Abroad program to Valencia, Spain (4 credits, even years), and advise and mentor dozens of grad and undergraduate students at UGA and around the globe.
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 | DR. RHUANITO SORANZ FERRAREZI Associate Professor of Controlled Environment Agriculture Department of Horticulture The University of Georgia 1111 Miller Plant Sciences Building Athens, GA 30602 ferrarezi@uga.edu (706) 201-4909 |
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Let’s travel to Valencia, Spain as part of the Mediterranean Study Abroad Program that Dr. Ferrarezi and Dr. Lombardini are preparing for Maymester 2026
What a great recognition from ASHS, peers and students! Thank y’all for being part of my life. So nice to help people growing in horticulture as several of you assisted me over the years in honing my skills. I really appreciate it!
US: American Society for Horticultural Science announces 2025 award recipients
The American Society for Horticultural Science has announced the following awards in recognition of distinguished contri…
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News release about the Ferrarezi Lab tour in Brazil to visit the IF Goiano in Goiania and Ceres, in GO to strengthen the collaboration with Dr. Oliveira and his team and colleagues:
IF Goiano participa de chamada do CNPq para cooperação científica internacional
Campus Ceres recebe pesquisador brasileiro atuante no exterior por meio do Programa Conhecimento Brasil. Visita será …
ifgoiano.edu.br
Want to learn more about greenhouse management? Take Dr. Ferrarezi’s HORT 4050/6050 “Greenhouse management I” course in the Fall!
🚨 Webinar Alert! The Root Alliance is launching a series of webinars on Water, Nutrients & Substrates 🌱 Free for members | For non-members, $20/webinar or 50% off all 4 💧 Don’t miss it! 👉 https://rootalliance.org #ferrarezilab #CEA
✨Editor’s Choice✨
Wacker, K.; Kim, C.; van Iersel, M.W.; Sidore, B.; Pham, T.; Haidekker, M.; Seymour, L.; Ferrarezi, R.S. Development of an Automated Low-Cost Multispectral Imaging System to Quantify Canopy Size and Pigmentation
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