IPM Field Day
An Integrated Pest Management Field Day will be held on October 13 in-person at the University of Kentucky Horticulture Research Farm in Lexington. The event will also be available live online via Zoom.
Department of Horticulture
What's New
Blackberry Field Day
The UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment's Department of Horticulture, Kentucky Horticulture Council, and Garrett Farms will be co-hosting a Blackberry Field Day in McCracken County on Wednesday, Oct. 12.
Study Looks at Optimal Lighting Conditions for Transplant Quality
Lark Wuetcher, senior horticulture major in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is helping Kentuckians address potential industry issues by studying the optimal lighting conditions needed to
UK, UT Undergrads Study Hydroponic Lettuce
Undergraduate students at the University of Kentucky and the University of Tennessee are jointly studying how light affects hydroponic lettuce.
Owen receives ASHS Early Career Award
The Department of Horticulture's Dr. W. Garrett Owen has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) Early Career Award for Extension and Outreach.
Bolt, Ruschman Win Awards
Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology undergraduate students and Horticulture student workers Bridget Bolt, left, and Gretchen Ruschman are among six Excellent Undergraduate Research Ambassador of the Year Award winners.
Corbin Wins Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year Award
The Department of Horticulture's Dr. Kendall Corbin (right) has been named one of four UK 2022 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year Award winners.
Two Horticulture Faculty Nominated for 2022 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
Dr. Kendall Corbin and Dr. Carlos Rodriguez Lopez of the Department of Horticulture are among 41 nominees for the 2022 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award.
New Floriculture and Controlled Environment Horticulture Website
This website provides resources and highlights past and current controlled environment horticulture research led by Dr. W. Garrett Owen,
Shields Earns NIH Research Training Award
Courtney Shields, an ABT senior working with Assistant Professor Kendall Corbin, has been awarded a prestigious NIH Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award.