College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Horticulture

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

Daniel Brainard

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

Bert Cregg

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

Todd Einhorn

Associate Professor
Tree fruit physiology, plant-water relations, rootstock biology, plant growth regulation
einhornt@msu.edu
(517) 353-0430

Tom Fernandez, Ph.D.

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

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

Haddish Melakeberhan

Associate Professor
Integrated and sustainable nematode, nutrient cycling, and soil health management in cropping systems.
melakebe@msu.edu
(517) 353-0404

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

Paolo Sabbatini

Professor
Grapevine physiology; photosynthetic carbon assimilation and partitioning; viticulture; cultivar evaluation of Michigan.
sabbatin@msu.edu
(517) 353-0302

Center for Advanced Microscopy

The Center for Advanced Microscopy, a Michigan State University Core Facility, is the central microscopy laboratory for the Michigan State University Campus.

Clarksville Research Center

The Clarksville Research Center hosts research on small fruits and tree fruits, as well as potatoes, chestnuts and a variety of other crops.

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.

MSU Growth Chamber Facility

keilenco@msu.edu

This facility maintains 199 growth chambers providing stringent temperature, light and humidity control.

Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center

This 137-acre center sits in the five-county northwestern region that produces almost half of the U.S. supply of tart cherries and is responsible for 83 percent of sweet cherry production in Michigan.

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.

Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center

The Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center is located in Berrien County, and growing several types of fruit and conducting variety evaluations of numerous fruits and vegetables are just part of the work done at the 350-acre site.

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.