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

09/18/2019

Organic Hemp Production Field Day

1-4 p.m. ET, at Kentucky State University's Harold R. Benson Research and

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09/26/2019

Fertility, Cover Crops & Soil Testing

1 to 4 p.m. EDT, at the University of Kentucky Horticulture Research Farm,

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10/07/2019

Protecting Pollinators in Urban Landscapes

Through October 10, at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanic Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio

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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

New apple fact sheet available

A new fact sheet, Cultural Calendar for Commercial Apple Production (PPFS-FR-T-25), is now available. This publication provides recommended practices at approximate growth stages and/or production periods.

New fact sheet available

A new fact sheet (HortFact-3011), Promoting Branching on High-density Dwarf Fruit Trees, written by UK Extension Associate Daniel Becker, is now available on our website at

Rudolph, Knight, Jacobsen win ASHS awards

University of Kentucky extension specialist for vegetable production Dr. Rachel Rudolph and senior extension associate for horticulture Joshua Knight each received two American Society for Horticultural Science

Blossom End Rot publication

A new publication on Blossom End Rot (CCD-FS-11) is now available through the Center for Crop Diversification.

Gollihue poster wins award

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

Grape IPM Scouting Guide Available

ID-254, An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Grape in Kentucky, is now available online. The manual is the result of efforts of the University of Kentucky Fruit Integrated Pest Management team.

López publishes paper in PLOS ONE

The Department of Horticulture's Dr. Carlos Rodríguez López has published a paper in the journal PLOS ONE. Lakshay Anand, a graduate research assistant in the Department of Horticulture, is among the co-authors.

López receives $500,000 grant

Carlos Rodríguez López, an assistant professor in the UK Department of Horticulture, has received a $500,000 grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to explore epigenetic memory, a molecular mechanism

Graduate Assistantship Available

A graduate assistantship is available for an M.S. student with interest and/or experience in nematology and experience in vegetable production to join Dr. Rachel Rudolph’s lab in the UK Department of Horticulture.

New Irrigation Publication

Go with the Flow Simple Calculations for Small Drip Irrigation Systems (HO-122), by the UK Department of Horticulture's Dr. Brent Rowell, is now available.

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