College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Horticulture

Bridget Behe

Professor
Marketing of horticultural crops, both edible and ornamental
behe@msu.edu
(517) 353-0346

Bert Cregg

Professor
Physiology and management of trees in landscapes and nursery production
cregg@msu.edu
517-353-0335

Marcus Duck

Academic Specialist
duckmarc@msu.edu
517-353-0351

Tom Fernandez, Ph.D.

Professor
Sustainability of wholesale production nurseries, water management and quality
fernan15@msu.edu
517-353-0336

Susan Gruber

Undergraduate Advisor and Instructor
grubers@msu.edu
517-353-0326

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

Norm Lownds

Associate Professor
Youth education; using technology for experiential learning; 4-H Children’s Garden Director.
lownds@msu.edu
(517) 353-0349

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

Horticulture Teaching and Research Center

foxmitch@msu.edu

The 180 acre HTRC is located just south of campus in Holt, Michigan. The center meets the needs of field labs for outdoor classrooms as well as basic research.

Horticulture Teaching Greenhouses

These glass greenhouses are used primarily for teaching horticulture production classes.

Plant Science Greenhouses

Located near the corner of Farm Ln and Wilson Rd, the Plant Science Greenhouses are utilized by Horticulture faculty, as well as other departments for plant science research.

Student Organic Farm

msufarm@msu.edu

The SOF is a 10-acre certified organic teaching and research farm that is also a working production farm.

The Plant Biotechnology Resource and Outreach Center

The PBROC is dedicated to the safe deployment of plant biotechnological advancements to Michigan and the world.