Faculty
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Vance Baird
Professor; Chair, Department of Horticulture
Environmental stress; nuclear genome organization, gene expression.
bairdw@msu.edu
(517) 353-0361
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Cornelius Barry
Associate Professor
Biochemical Evolution of Specialized Metabolism within the Solanaceae Family; Genetic Determinants of Fruit Quality and Ripening
barrycs@msu.edu
(517) 884-6959
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Randy Beaudry
Professor
Postharvest biology and technology; controlled atmosphere storage of pome fruit, modified atmosphere packaging; sugarbeet storage, ripening biology and aroma volatile biochemistry.
beaudry@msu.edu
(517) 353-0303
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Bridget Behe
Professor
Marketing of horticultural crops, both edible and ornamental
behe@msu.edu
(517) 353-0346
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Daniel Brainard
Associate Professor
Development of reduced-tillage, cover-crop intensive vegetable production systems; weed ecology and management, with an emphasis on seed biology
brainar9@msu.edu
517-353-0417
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Sushila Chaudhari
Assistant Professor
Weed Science
sushilac@msu.edu
517-353-0447
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Dan Chitwood
Assistant Professor
Plant morphology, X-ray Computed Tomography, Topological Data Analysis
chitwoo9@msu.edu
(517) 353-0462
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Bert Cregg
Professor
Physiology and management of trees in landscapes and nursery production
cregg@msu.edu
517-353-0335
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Marcus Duck
Academic Specialist
duckmarc@msu.edu
517-353-0351
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Patrick Edger
Assistant Professor
Polyploid Genomics, Genetics and Breeding
edgerpat@msu.edu
765-749-1496
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Todd Einhorn
Associate Professor
Tree fruit physiology, plant-water relations, rootstock biology, plant growth regulation
einhornt@msu.edu
(517) 353-0430
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Tom Fernandez
Professor
Sustainability of wholesale production nurseries, water management and quality
fernan15@msu.edu
517-353-0336
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Kristin Getter
Assistant Professor and Director of the MSU Horticulture Gardens
Public Gardens
getterk@msu.edu
517-353-0341
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Susan Gruber, M.S.
Undergraduate Advisor and Instructor
grubers@msu.edu
517-353-0326
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Rebecca Grumet
Professor
Reproductive development in Cucumis; regulation of sex-expression; disease resistance; biotechnology biosafety; cucurbit genomics.
grumet@msu.edu
517-353-0431
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Kyung-Hwan Han, Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular biology of secondary growth; secondary wall biosynthesis; feedstock development for bioenergy and biomaterials; drought tolerance
hanky@msu.edu
517-803-9418
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Zachary Hayden
Assistant Professor
Soil and Nutrient Management for Vegetables
haydenza@msu.edu
(517) 353-0410
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Courtney Hollender
Assistant Professor
Molecular Genetics, Plant Development, Fruit Tree Physiology
chollend@msu.edu
(517) 353-0446
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Amy Iezzoni
Professor
Sour cherry breeding for fruit quality and disease resistance; cherry genetics; marker-assisted breeding; cherry rootstock selection.
iezzoni@msu.edu
517-353-0391
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Ning Jiang
Professor
Function of transposable elements; mechanisms of genome diversification; computational and molecular biology.
jiangn@msu.edu
517-353-0381
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Jiming Jiang
Professor
Plant gene expression and regulation induced by environmental stresses
jiangjm@msu.edu
(517) 355-4042
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Gregory Lang
Professor
Tree fruit horticulture, physiology, and genetic evaluation, including high efficiency training systems and orchard climatic modification systems
langg@msu.edu
517-353-0388
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N. Suzanne Lang, PhD
Professor
langsu@msu.edu
517-353-8589
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Roberto Lopez
Associate Professor
Controlled environment specialty crop production; Lighting applications for greenhouses and indoor vertical production; light-emitting diodes; young plant propagation.
rglopez@msu.edu
517-353-0342
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Norm Lownds
Associate Professor
Youth education; using technology for experiential learning; 4-H Children’s Garden Director.
lownds@msu.edu
(517) 353-0349
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Haddish Melakeberhan
Associate Professor
Integrated and sustainable nematode, nutrient cycling, and soil health management in cropping systems.
melakebe@msu.edu
(517) 355-4487
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Muraleedharan Nair, Ph.D., CChem., FRSC.
Professor
Bioactive natural products: Functional foods and Phytoceuticals. Discovery, isolation, purification, identification and standardization of bioactive molecules; efficacy, dose and toxicity evaluation; formulation and process development.
nairm@msu.edu
(517) 353-0406
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Brad Rowe
Professor
Green roof technology: plant evaluations, growing substrates, carbon sequestration, stormwater management, energy conservation.
rowed@msu.edu
(517) 353-0334
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Erik Runkle
Professor
Lighting applications in greenhouses and indoor vertical farms; light-emitting diodes; greenhouse energy conservation; crop production in controlled environments
runkleer@msu.edu
(517) 353-0350
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Paolo Sabbatini
Associate Professor
Grapevine physiology; photosynthetic carbon assimilation and partitioning; viticulture; cultivar evaluation of Michigan.
sabbatin@msu.edu
(517) 353-0302
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Debalina Saha
Assistant Professor
Weed science and ecology as it relates to ornamental crop production (in the landscape, nursery, greenhouse and Christmas tree industries)
sahadeb2@msu.edu
(517) 353-0338
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Dixie Sandborn
Youth Science Educator
dixie@msu.edu
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Guo-Qing Song
Associate Professor
Improvement of horticultural crops using genomics, genetic, and biotechnological tools; development of efficient plant micropropagation, regeneration and transformation techniques.
songg@msu.edu
(517) 353-0384
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Steve van Nocker
Professor
Developmental genetics of plants, traits important for production including flowering, chromatin regulation of gene expression
vannocke@msu.edu
(517) 353-0394
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Robert VanBuren
Assistant Professor
Integrative genomics, quantitative genetics, and plant evolution
vanbur31@msu.edu
517-353-0355
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Ryan Warner
Associate Professor
Genetics of plant development; genomics-assisted breeding; marker-assisted selection; floriculture crops.
warnerry@msu.edu
(517) 353-0344
