Welcome to the Department of Horticulture at Michigan State University. Horticulture is the art, science, and business of growing plants. Horticulture has been part of the Michigan State University curriculum since this pioneer land grant institution opened in 1857. The Department's mission is to prepare our students for horticulture-related careers in science and business. Faculty members possess
a diverse array of expertise - both interdisciplinary (e.g., breeding, genomics, development, physiology, metabolism, molecular biology, and sustainable production), and commodity based (e.g., fruits/pomology, vegetables, viticulture, floriculture, nursery crops, postharvest, design and landscape ecology, and marketing) - which they utilize in their research, teaching and outreach programs, at both the national and international levels. For information about degree and certificate programs in Horticulture at MSU, visit: canr.msu.edu/hrt/students/
