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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Graduate student looking forward to graduating and continuing urban tree research and outdoors lifestyle
Published on March 12, 2020
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Mary Tuski has found her place in the horticulture industry
Published on March 2, 2020
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. Brainard appreciates the amazing variety of crops, scales and philosophies Michigan has to offer
Published on March 20, 2020
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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
News
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Graduate student looking forward to graduating and continuing urban tree research and outdoors lifestyle
Published on March 12, 2020
Master's student, Riley Rouse, is finishing up her program and looking forward to continuing her work on urban trees
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Horticulture Graduate Student Awarded Industry Scholarship
Published on March 2, 2020
Annika Kohler was awarded the 'Mugget" scholarship by the Horticultural Research Institute
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Trever Meachum receives CANR Distinguished Service Award
Published on February 25, 2020
Trever Meachum to receive 2020 CANR Distinguished Service Award at ANR Week.
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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.
Featured in the News
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Use ethephon early to help young trees grow strong
Published on March 30, 2020 by Good Fruit Grower
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Everything You Need to Know About Composting
Published on March 17, 2020 by Cosmopolitan
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Irrigation management tips
Published on March 16, 2020 by Nursery Management
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Three Questions about Succulent Production
Published on March 9, 2020 by Greenhouse Management