Plant and Crop Physiology and Biochemistry
Promoting sustainable crop production, improving plant productivity and quality, reducing postharvest losses, understanding how plants sense and respond to abiotic stress, probing the diversity of plant specialized metabolism, and understanding fundamental mechanisms of growth and development
Faculty Interest and Expertise
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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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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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Bert Cregg
Professor
Physiology and management of trees in landscapes and nursery production
cregg@msu.edu
517-353-0335
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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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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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Courtney Hollender
Assistant Professor
Molecular Genetics, Plant Development, Fruit Tree Physiology
chollend@msu.edu
(517) 353-0446
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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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Muraleedharan Nair
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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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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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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Ryan Warner
Associate Professor
Genetics of plant development; genomics-assisted breeding; marker-assisted selection; floriculture crops.
warnerry@msu.edu
(517) 353-0344
Facilities
Internships and Careers
Students find internship and career opportunities in many diverse areas, including crop production, sales, research and teaching:
Internship and Job Postings for MSU Horticulture Students (Certificate, B.S., & Graduate) and Alumni
Other Educational Opportunities and Resources