Dr. Leynar Leyton Naranjo
UF IFAS North FL Research & Education Center
Plant Breeder, Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor and Ornamental Plant Breeder at the University of Florida
13+ years of experience in teaching and research, with significant focus on plant breeding
Dr. Leyton specializes in breeding and genetics of landscape plants. With a focus on underutilized native plants, the goal of his program at the UF IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center is to develop resilient ornamental plants for the landscape with drought and heat tolerance, improved landscape and production performance, enhanced ecosystem services, and sterility.
He also directs the Gary W. Knox Gardens of The Big Bend, where he leads initiatives on increasing urban horticulture awareness, plant conservation, and trial of new plant varieties.
Dr. Leyton has a B.S. in Plant Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, from the University of Georgia.
My Sessions
Maintaining Native Plants and Trees in the Urban Landscape research plantings tour
Tree Unit
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Dr. Sandra B. Wilson
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Dr. Leynar Leyton Naranjo
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Ashley Jackson
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Keighly Graves
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Mingxin Xue
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Katie Opila
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs) Florida DBPR Board of Landscape Architecture – 2 optional CEs, COURSE #0016053 FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional – APPROVED UF Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Continuing Education – APPROVED ISA Arborist – CA=2, BCMA=.75(P), .5(S), .5(M), URBAN FOREST=2 This course is an outdoor workshop involving faculty guided tours of two ongoing, multi-year native plant horticulture […]
FNGLA certified professional LA CE credits Plant ID Selection Use Plants
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