College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Horticulture

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  MSU plant pathologist awarded $3.95M USDA grant to examine fruit rot in blueberries

  Published on December 5, 2023
  Timothy Miles, an assistant professor in MSU's Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, is teaming up with researchers across the U.S. to further study management of Anthracnose and Botrytis fruit rot in blueberries.

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  Register now for MSU Horticultural Lighting Workshop on December 18

  Published on November 15, 2023
  Learn the latest about horticultural lighting and see facilities being used in plant lighting research.

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  MSU team to use $611K USDA grant to explore heavy metals in crops

  Published on August 17, 2023
  Intended to serve as a resource for growers, food industries and policymakers, the project has three overarching objectives aimed at uncovering the circumstances that lead to heavy metal uptake and what can be done to mitigate it.

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  MSU researchers receive NSF grant to address ‘Grand Challenge’ of plant biology

  Published on July 18, 2023
  Pursuing ways to anticipate observable plant attributes through mathematical analysis, predictive modeling

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  Center for PFAS Research positions MSU scientists as leaders in field

  Published on July 12, 2023
  Michigan State University researchers are partnering with colleagues across the state, country and worldwide to address PFAS contamination.

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• The Effect of Hedonic Presentation on Consumers’ Willingness to Pay and Purchase Intention for Minimally Branded Products Online

  Published on April 4, 2022 by Journal of Promotion Management
  

• Gardening Motivations of U.S. Plant Purchasers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Published on February 28, 2022 by Journal of Environmental Horticulture
  

• Display Complexity Affects Visual Processing of Horticultural Plant Retail Displays

  Published on February 28, 2022 by Journal of Environmental Horticulture
  

• Carbon-sensitive pedotransfer functions for plant available water

  Published on February 28, 2022 by Soil Science Society of America Journal
  

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  Graduate Student Charlie Smith's research featured in GrowerTalks Magazine

  Published on November 3, 2023 by GrowerTalks Magazine
  

• MSU research finds best local apples for making hard cider

  Published on October 10, 2023 by WLNS - Lansing
  

• MSU senior Carmen Beemer named National Cherry Queen

  Published on September 20, 2023 by National Cherry Festival
  

• Student view: Elevating migrant farmworker history

  Published on July 21, 2023 by MSU Today
  

• The hidden complexity of the Montmorency tart cherry genome

  Published on May 22, 2023 by MSU Today
  

• Cuyahoga Community College Takes First Place at 47th National Collegiate Landscape Competition

  Published on March 20, 2023 by National Association of Landscape Professionals
  

• Learning the Ways of Greenhouse Growing

  Published on January 30, 2023 by Greenhouse Product News
  

• The Effect of Hedonic Presentation on Consumers’ Willingness to Pay and Purchase Intention for Minimally Branded Products Online

  Published on April 4, 2022 by Journal of Promotion Management
  

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• Dec 13

  Holiday Houseplant Mixed Container and Hot Chocolate Tasting

  December 13, 2023 1:00PM – 3:00PM MSU Horticulture Gardens, Plant & Soil Sciences Building, Room B102, 1066 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48824

  Is there anything better than a cozy afternoon playing with plants and sipping hot chocolate! At this workshop we will be creating a beautiful holiday houseplant container using foliage or succulent plants and take part in a hot chocolate taste test.

• Dec 18

  Horticultural Lighting Workshop

  December 18, 2023 8:30AM – 2:45PM 1066 Bogue St, Room 1200 MPS, East Lansing, MI, 48824

  Registration fee is $65 per person and includes light morning refreshments, lunch, educational program, and tour.

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