Welcome to the Department of Horticulture. The Department's mission is to prepare our students for horticulture-related careers in science and business. This includes making new discoveries in the plant sciences; promoting the use of plants and food for improved human health and a safe environment; improving the characteristics, quality and availability of horticultural products; and strengthening the competitive position of the world's horticultural industries. Faculty members possess a diverse array of expertise - both interdisciplinary (e.g., breeding, genomics, development, physiology, metabolism, molecular biology, and sustainable production), and commodity based (e.g., fruits/pomology, vegetables, viticulture, floriculture, nursery crops, postharvest, design and landscape ecology, and marketing) - which they utilize in their research, teaching and outreach programs, at both the national and international levels.
Featured Students
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Breanna Craig is thankful for the opportunities SHA has given her
Published on February 3, 2020
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PhD student researches unconventional water sources for nursery crop irrigation
Published on December 18, 2019
Featured Alumni
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Ben Harcey uses his love for the outdoors at Designs by Sundown
Published on February 1, 2020
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The supportive environment at MSU has paved the way for Shujun Ou
Published on October 13, 2019
Featured Faculty
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Dr. Cregg's research has focused on physiology and management of trees in nursery, Christmas tree, and landscape systems
Published on December 18, 2019
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Dr. Fernandez research focuses on how water management practices affect nursery plant production
Published on December 1, 2019
News
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SHA Attends Small Farms Conference
Published on February 14, 2020
A group of Student Horticulture Association students attended the Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
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Discovering ways to build hardier, healthier plants
Published on February 3, 2020
The MSU Plant Resilience Institute is working to understand how plants cope with growing pressures from a changing climate.
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Ben Harcey uses his love for the outdoors at Designs by Sundown
Published on February 1, 2020
Ben Harcey graduated in Spring of 2016 and now oversees over 1,200 clients annually at Designs by Sundown.
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MSU leads study exploring the viability of using indoor farming to grow leafy greens
Published on January 29, 2020
A multi-university team of horticulturists, engineers and agricultural economists led by MSU has received a four-year, $2.7 million grant from the USDA to study indoor production of leafy greens.
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Horticulture Undergraduate Student Named 2020 GPN/Nexus Intern of the Year
Published on January 17, 2020
GPN Magazine and Nexus Corp select Caleb Spall, a senior in Horticulture, for this national prestigious internship award.
