College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Horticulture

Landscapes, Green Infrastructure, Gardens and Urban Horticulture

Faculty Interest and Expertise

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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
  

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  Tom Fernandez, Ph.D.

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

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  Susan Gruber

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

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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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  Mason McNair

  Assistant Professor
  mcnairm3@msu.edu
  

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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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  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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  Olivia Smith

  Assistant Professor
  smitho17@msu.edu
  

Facilities

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  Horticulture Teaching and Research Center

  3291 College Road Holt, Michigan 48842

  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.

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  Horticulture Teaching Greenhouses

  1066 Bogue St East Lansing, MI 48824

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

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  Plant Science Greenhouses

  1059 Farm Ln East Lansing, MI 48824

  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.

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  Student Organic Farm

  3291 College Rd. Holt, MI 48842

  msufarm@msu.edu

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

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  The Plant Biotechnology Resource and Outreach Center

  1066 Bogue St East Lansing, MI 48824

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