Department of Horticulture

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.

N-318 Ag Sciences Center
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: 859 257-2909
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01/03/2024

2024 KY Fruit & Vegetable Conference

Through January 4, 2024. Bowling Green, KY. For more information and to

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01/25/2024

Organic Association of Kentucky Conference

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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. Mark Williams at (859) 257-1758, or mark.williams@uky.edu.

What's New

Welcome new faculty member Carlos Rodriguez Lopez

Dr. Carlos Rodriguez Lopez has joined the UK Department of Horticulture as an assistant professor. He is originally from the Canary Islands (Spain), where he graduated in Biology (Botany) at the University of La Laguna.

Downie and Dirk publish paper

UK Department of Horticulture Associate Professor Bruce Downie and Research Analyst Lynnette Dirk have published a paper from their lab in the April, 2018 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States

Welcome Vegetable Specialist Rachel Rudolph

Dr. Rachel Rudolph is the new Extension Vegetable Specialist at UK. Her start date was March 1 and she is located in Lexington. Rachel received her B.S. degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, M.S.

New Berry Fact Sheet

A new fact sheet, Small Fruit Yield and Berry Weight Compilation (HortFact-3010), is now available.

New Irrigation publication

Off the Grid: Ultra-low Pressure Drip Irrigation and Rainwater Catchment for Small Plots and High Tunnels (HO-120), written by Brent Rowell and Krista Jacobsen of the Department of Horticulture, is now available online at

2018 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide (ID-232)

The 2018 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide, developed by the Midwest Fruit Workers Group, is now available.

Rowell's irrigation system featured in article

A low-pressure irrigation system University of Kentucky Horticulture Extension Professor Brent Rowell perfected in Asia shows promise for small growers in the U.S.

2017 Fruit and Vegetable Research Report

The 2017 Fruit and Vegetable Research Report (PR-739) is now available online HERE.

2017 Vegetable and Melon Budgets

The Center for Crop Diversification's Vegetable and Melon Budgets for 18 crops are now available in two versions, one for large operations and one for smaller scale production.

Kernel article features UK Hort Club

The November 27th Kentucky Kernel included an article about the activities of the UK Horticulture Club.

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