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Michigan State University blueberry breeder awarded USDA grant to improve blueberry and cranberry fruit quality
Published on May 11, 2020
Patrick Edger, assistant professor in the MSU Department of Horticulture, was awarded a four-year, $1.13 million grant to discover genes associated with superior fruit quality traits in blueberries and cranberries.
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New sidewalk provides safe passageway to 4-H Children's Gardens
Published on April 21, 2020
This past summer, the parking lot adjacent to the Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens underwent construction to install a new safe passage sidewalk.
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2020 Bukovac Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Published on April 20, 2020
Kellie Walters is selected for the Horticulture Department's Outstanding Graduate Student Honor
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Horticulture Students Receive Awards
Published on April 20, 2020
2020 Student Award Recipients Announced
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Horticulture senior’s startup wins first place in the Burgess New Venture Challenge
Published on April 8, 2020
Traverse Jurcisin’s startup company, PhenoLogic, took home the top prize
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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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Breanna Craig is thankful for the opportunities SHA has given her
Published on February 3, 2020
Brenna Criag is our featured 2-year student of the month. She is from Bloomfield Hills, MI and is studying Landscape and Nursery Management.
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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.
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PhD student researches unconventional water sources for nursery crop irrigation
Published on December 18, 2019
Shital Poudyal's work aims to lower the environmental footprint and increase overall sustainability of nursery-grown trees.
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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
Dr. Bert Cregg has been with MSU's Department of Horticulture for 20 years and has many research projects
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Horticulture student works with world’s first robotic apple harvester
Published on December 9, 2019
Daniel Dick, a junior in the Horticulture B.S. program, earns highly coveted internship with international robotics firm, Abundant Robotics.
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Yvonne Wilson: More than a donor, a legacy for MSU Horticulture Gardens
Published on December 6, 2019
MSU alumna Yvonne Wilson made her first gift to the university more than three decades ago. Though modest, the contribution laid the foundation for more than $1.5 million of giving to MSU throughout her lifetime.
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Damon Abdi's research has found that with improved irrigation practices, nursery growers can reduce water with minimal effect on plant growth while also protecting the environment.
Published on December 1, 2019
Damon Abdi is a graduate student working with Dr. Tom Fernandez in water management for nursery crops.
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Learning opportunities and a wide range of resources led Keivan Bahmani to MSU
Published on November 4, 2019
Keivan Bahmani is a Ph.D student and received his degree in Plant Breeding from the University of Tehran. He is working under the direction of Dr. Ryan Warner and his research focuses on understanding the genetic basis of sweetener production in stevia.
