Ms. Laura Waldo

Contact Information

Citrus Research and Education Center
Lake Alfred, Florida
Soil and Water Science – Environmental Science
Phone: 863.956.1151 ext. 1389
Email: ljwaldo@ufl.edu

Education

Candidate for Masters of Science, Soil and Water Science: Environmental Science
University of Florida, Distance Learning
Lake Alfred, Florida (Expected date of graduation, December 2008)
Thesis title: Soil moisture spatial variability under citrus tree canopies and identifying alternative methods of scheduling irrigation based on tree stress

Bachelor of Science, Horticulture Science, with a minor in Biology
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, Florida

Positions

2008 - Date: Graduate Assistant, Department of Soil and Water Science, University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, USA.

2004 - 2007: Laboratory Technician, Department of Soil and Water Science, University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, USA. Major focus, Ridge Citrus Nitrogen BMP Verification Study

Specialization

Environmental Science; Soil Water Management; Tree Canopy Response to Water Stress

Ongoing Research

• Measuring soil moisture spatial variability under citrus tree canopies
• Alternative methods of determining citrus tree irrigation based on measuring tree canopy water stress using infrared radiometers and multispectral camera

Refereed Publications

Waldo, L.J. and A.W. Schumann. 2006. Implementing a web site, wireless data network and SQL database for nitrate BMP verification in citrus. Proceedings of the 4 th World Congress on Computers in Agriculture, Orlando, FL, July 2006. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASABE. 7 pp.

Professional Membership

• 2005 - Date: Florida State Horticultural Society (FSHS)

Additional Information

• Schumann, A.W., L. Waldo and T.A. Wheaton. 2004. Ridge citrus nitrogen BMP verification web site. http://128.227.177.113/bmp/