Department of Horticulture | University of Kentucky College of Agriculture

Jarrad Gollihue, right, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Horticulture and the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits, was awarded best student enology poster presentation for “Evaluating the Influence of White Rot Fungi on Volatiles Produced by Quercus alba Barrel Staves” at the American Society for Enology and Viticulture annual meeting on June 20, 2019 in Napa, CA. Co-author was Zac Byrd, left. This work was done under the supervision of Dr. Seth DeBolt of the Department of Horticulture, director of the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits.

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Welcome

Welcome to the Department of Horticulture, where plant form and function combine to provide the essential nutrition and aesthetically pleasing environments so important for human health and well-being. For information about the UK Horticulture Research Farm, visit https://research.ca.uky.edu/content/SouthFarm.

Department of Horticulture

N-318 Ag Sciences Center
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: 859 257-2909
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Calendar

03/31/2020

Simple Online Store webinar

10:30 a.m. Eastern time. Speaker: Brett Wolff, UK Center for Crop

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04/01/2020

Understanding and Using Analytics webinar

Noon Eastern time. Part of the Penn State University Digital and Social Media

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04/02/2020

7 $ecrets of Effective Farmers Webinar

Noon-1 p.m. EDT. Topic: Farm Tax Filing Tips. Part of the 7 $ecrets of

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Contact Us

Department of Horticulture

N-318 Ag Sciences Center University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40546-0091

859-257-2909

Fax (Lexington): 859-257-2859
(Princeton): 270-365-2667

For questions about home gardening, landscaping or commercial horticulture production, please contact your county extension agent. Click here, then click on your county either on the map or from the list of counties below it. For general undergraduate student information, contact Dr. Rick Durham at (859) 257-3249, or rdurham@uky.edu. For undergraduate student information regarding the Sustainable Agriculture program, contact Dr. Krista Jacobsen at (859) 257-3921, or krista.jacobsen@uky.edu. For graduate student information, contact Dr. Doug Archbold at 859-257-3352, or darchbol@uky.edu

What's New

COVID-19 Resources

The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Cooperative Extension Service are part of a broader team of universities, governmental and non-governmental partners working to serve our communities.

Simple Online Store webinar

The UK Center for Crop Diversification (CCD) will offer a Simple Online Store webinar on Tuesday, March 31, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time.

Geneve wins award

The University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture's
Dr. Robert “Bob” Geneve, right,
received the Southern Nursery
Association Researcher’s Porter
Henegar Memorial Award, presented

2019 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report

The 2019 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-762) is now available online at http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/PR/PR762/PR762.pdf.

2020-21 ID-36 is now available

The new edition of ID-36, Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers, 2020-21, is now available online at http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/ID/ID36/ID36.pdf

Williams named chair of UK Department of Horticulture

Professor Mark Williams has accepted the position of chair of the Department of Horticulture, after serving as interim chair since the summer of 2018.

Hort Club Thanksgiving Centerpiece Orders

University of Kentucky Horticulture Club members are taking orders for Thanksgiving centerpieces beginning Monday, Nov. 11th through Monday, Nov. 18th.

Dutton wins Environmental Award

The Department of Horticulture's Shari Dutton has received a Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Environmental Commission award for her work in growing and providing native plants for restoration and other projects in

2020 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference

The 2020 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference is scheduled for January 6-7 in Lexington.

Specialty Crop Production and Marketing Workshop

This workshop is scheduled for December 10 at the Boone County Extension Enrichment Center in Burlington, KY.

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