Growing healthy food & beautiful communities
Research in the Department of Horticulture is in collaboration with the College of Agriculture and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station. Scientists in our department conduct research in ornamental, landscape, controlled environment, and fruit and vegetable production.
Below are our faculty and their areas of work:
- Dr. Elina Coneva: fruit cropping systems and management, extension
- Dr. Wheeler Foshee: vegetable, fruit and pecan systems management
- Dr. Desmond Layne: department head
- Dr. Jeremy Pickens: nursery, greenhouse management, extension
- Dr. Tanzeel Rehman: smart engineering systems
- Dr. Carolyn Robinson: socio-horticulture, floral and landscape design
- Dr. Camila Rodrigues: fresh produce food safety, extension
- Dr. Sushan Ru: small fruit breeding
- Dr. Andre da Silva: vegetable cropping systems, extension
- Dr. James Spiers: fruit production systems, kiwifruit, blueberry, blackberry, satsuma
- Dr. Marlee Trandel-Hayse: postharvest physiology
- Dr. Edgar Vinson: fruit crop management, extension
- Dr. Daniel Wells: hydroponics, aquaponics, nutrition
- Dr. Matt Wilson: lecturer
- Dr. Bin Wu: ornamental horticulture systems
Impact
Auburn and Alabama Extension guide citrus producers
Working closely with researchers and the teams at the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Kelley uses his Extension appointment to help citrus growers tackle their toughest problems.
Research and Innovation
Auburn scientists help growers fight tomato spotted wilt virus
2020 to 2025, there have been three major outbreaks of tomato spotted wilt virus, effectively disrupting production.
Research and Innovation
Going for the gold
Kiwifruit is a high-value specialty crop with great potential to work for Alabama commercial fruit producers or even small-scale cultivation.
