Welcome to the Department of Horticulture. The discipline of Horticulture is the science and art of the production, marketing, and use of high-value, intensively cultivated plants. For more information about this discipline, visit Seed Your Future, our infographic or our What is Horticulture page.
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.
Who will develop the science and technology to cultivate plants for human and environmental health? SPARTANS WILL.
Featured Students
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Nathan Fox applies skills from the classroom to the real world
Published on October 6, 2019
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MSU has given John Gove the right path in horticulture
Published on September 4, 2019
Featured Alumni
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The supportive environment at MSU has paved the way for Shujun Ou
Published on October 13, 2019
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Horticulture alum Matt Ross sees endless opportunities with a horticulture degree
Published on September 6, 2019
Featured Faculty
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Dr. Robert VanBuren's history of working with drought led him to target improvements in crops
Published on May 3, 2019
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Dr. Behe's research focuses on consumer behavior with regard to ornamental plants and edible crops
Published on January 21, 2019
News
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Combating the blueberry stem gall wasp
Published on October 8, 2019
Michigan State University researchers work together to create solutions, reduce impact of pest on Michigan’s blueberry crop.
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October 2019 Hort Report
Published on October 1, 2019
Department news including new graduate students, fall picnic, Collegiate Plant Initiative Plant Drop, and SHA homecoming float.
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MSU hires new weed specialist for ornamentals
Published on September 30, 2019
The MSU Department of Horticulture welcomes Debalina Saha as a new assistant professor of horticulture specializing in weed management in the ornamental horticulture industry.
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Horticulture Undergraduate Student Awarded two Industry Scholarships
Published on September 24, 2019
The American Floral Endowment awards Caleb Spall, a senior in Horticulture, the Ball Horticultural Company Scholarship and Edward Tuinier Memorial Scholarship.
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MSU's IMPACTS program: Where computer sciences and plant sciences meet
Published on September 10, 2019
Cross-training in computer sciences and plant sciences provide Michigan State University graduate students with a toolbox of skills to solve global agricultural problems.
