Joshua Vander Weide

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Assistant Professor
Department of Horticulture

Email:
jvander@msu.edu

Joined Department

2022

Education and Research Experience

2020-2022 – Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of British Columbia, Wine Research Center
2020 – Ph.D., Michigan State University, Department of Horticulture

Appointment

50% Research
35% Extension
15% Teaching

Research

My lab investigates best practices for blueberry and strawberry production systems:

PGR use in berry crops
Improving blueberry flavor through horticulture techniques
Environmental physiology and abiotic stress tolerance of berry crops
Fruit rot mitigation and resistance
CEA strawberry production
Replanting issues in blueberry

Extension

My extension program encompasses commercial berry crop production and management, with an emphasis on research-based recommendations for blueberry and strawberry producers. Research findings from my lab are disseminated to industry stakeholders though presentations at industry conferences and extension meetings, as well as extension bulletins and trade magazine articles, and extension workshops. I work closely with other members of the MSU blueberry research and extension team to coordinate extension articles, workshops, programming, and meetings, and provide talks to local (backyard garden), state, and national conferences/meetings and associations.

MSU Extension - Blueberry Horticulture
Twitter
E-154 Fruit Management Guide: visit https://shop.msu.edu and search for “fruit”

Teaching

HRT 336: Berry Crops Physiology and Production (3 credits)
HRT 812: Introduction to Horticulture Research (2 credits)

Recent Publications

All publications can be found via Google Scholar

Lab Personnel

Research Assistant

Jared Zaporski, M.S.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Stephanie Rett-Cadman (2024 - current)
Dr. Sheng-yang Li (2024 - current)

Graduate Students

Daniel Dick, Ph.D. student (2022 - current)
Michael Gasdick, Ph.D. student (2023 - current)
Nick Cooley, M.S. student (2024 - current); co-advised with Dr. Roberto Lopez
Abigail Krent, Ph.D. student (2024 - current); co-advised with Dr. Miranda Haus

Undergraduate Students

Macy Schafer, Horticulture, MSU (2024 - current)
Graham Jackson, Molecular Biology, MSU (2024 - current)
Cassandra Austin, Molecular Biology, MSU (2023-current)
JD McClanahan, Horticulture, MSU (2023-current)
Sarah Shoaff, Plant Genetics, University of Illinois (2023)

Prospective Students and Post-doctoral Researchers

Prospective undergraduate or graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, or visiting scholars and scientists are encouraged to contact me with your CV and interests.