Department of Horticulture
What's New
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.
Vole Management in Blueberry Production video
In this video, University of Kentucky Horticulture Extension Associate Chris Smigell demonstrates the proper management of voles in the