Graduate Field Faculty: Horticulture

Graduate Fields are composed of faculty members with research interests related to the field of study. Most members of a given Graduate Field are faculty in the corresponding SIPS Section, but some have appointments within other SIPS Sections, other departments at Cornell, or are affiliated with USDA or the Boyce Thompson Institute.

Taryn Bauerle

Professor, Director of Graduate Studies

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Taryn Bauerle

(607) 254-4867
tlb33 [at] cornell.edu

Woody plant root biology and physiological ecology

Water stress

Root herbivory

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Elizabeth Bihn

Produce Safety Alliance Director

Cornell AgriTech

Senior Extension Associate

Food Science

Elizabeth Bihn

(315) 787-2625
eab38 [at] cornell.edu

Mark Bridgen

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Mark Bridgen

(631) 727-3595
mpb27 [at] cornell.edu

Ornamental plant breeding

Cell and tissue culture

Greenhouse floriculture

Bryan Brown

Integrated Weed Management Specialist

Cornell Integrated Pest Management

Adjunct Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Bryan Brown

(315) 787-2432
bryan.brown [at] cornell.edu

Integrated weed management

Culturally appropriate extension

Weed seedbank dynamics

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Susan Brown

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Susan Brown

(315) 787-2224
skb3 [at] cornell.edu

Plant breeding (apples)

Marker-assisted breeding

Collins Bugingo

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Collins Bugingo

cb883 [at] cornell.edu

Lailiang Cheng

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Lailiang Cheng

(607) 255-1779
lc89 [at] cornell.edu

Sugar/malate metabolism, transport and accumulation and sugar (alcohol) signaling

Uptake, metabolism and transport of mineral nutrients and orchard nutrient management

Laurie Drinkwater

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Laurie Drinkwater

(607) 255-9408
led24 [at] cornell.edu

Agroecology

Soil quality

Nutrient cycling

Gennaro Fazio

Adjunct Associate Professor (USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit)

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Gennaro Fazio

gennaro.fazio [at] ars.usda.gov

Plant breeding

Apple rootstocks

Susheng Gan

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Susheng Gan

(607) 255-6381
sg288 [at] cornell.edu

Plant senescence

Dimensional control of gene expression

James Giovannoni

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

James Giovannoni

jjg33 [at] cornell.edu

Genetic regulation of fruit ripening

Fruit quality and nutritional composition.

Tomatoes

Phillip Griffiths

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Phillip Griffiths

(315) 787-2222
pdg8 [at] cornell.edu

Vegetable breeding (brassicas, tomatoes, beans)

International agriculture

Molecular breeding and diagnostics

Benjamin Gutierrez

Adjunct Assistant Professor (USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit)

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Benjamin Gutierrez

blg82 [at] cornell.edu

Apple and tart cherry genetics

Metabolite diversity

Aerial phenotyping

Yu Jiang

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Yu Jiang

(315) 787-2220
yj522 [at] cornell.edu

Agricultural robotics and artificial intelligence

Image processing

High throughput plant phenotyping

Jenny Kao-Kniffin

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Jenny Kao-Kniffin

(607) 255-8886
jtk57 [at] cornell.edu

Weed science

Urban ecology

Rhizosphere biology

Quirine Ketterings

Professor of Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems

Animal Science

Quirine Ketterings

(607) 255-3061
qmk2 [at] cornell.edu

Alan Lakso

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Alan Lakso

anl2 [at] cornell.edu

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Rui Hai Liu

Professor

Food Science

Rui Hai Liu

(607) 255-6235
RL23 [at] cornell.edu

Jason Londo

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Jason Londo

(315) 787-2463
jpl275 [at] cornell.edu

Fruit crop stress physiology and adaptation

Graft physiology and phenotypic plasticity

Comparative genetics and genomics

Neil Mattson

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Neil Mattson

(607) 255-0621
nsm47 [at] cornell.edu

Greenhouse horticulture

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)

Greenhouse lighting and systems engineering

Bill Miller

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Bill Miller

(607) 255-1799
wbm8 [at] cornell.edu

Flower bulbs and floriculture

Greenhouse and nursery crops

Physiology and post-harvest management

Madeline (Maddy) Oravec

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Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Madeline (Maddy) Oravec

mwo23 [at] cornell.edu

Grapevine breeding, genetics, and genomics

Fruit quality and wine-making characteristics

Disease resistance and environmental resilience

Gregory Peck

Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Plant Sciences Major

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Gregory Peck

(607) 255-7122
gmp32 [at] cornell.edu

Tree fruit and hard cider

Organic agriculture and soil health

Climate change

Jeffrey Perry

Senior Lecturer

Global Development Section

Jeffrey Perry

(607) 220-6139
jap255 [at] cornell.edu

Extension Education

Teaching Methods

Youth Leadership Development

Scott Peters

Professor

Global Development Section

Director of Graduate Studies

Global Development Section

Scott Peters

(607) 239-9998
sp236 [at] cornell.edu

Political theory & public philosophy

Community organizing & development

Oral history

Marvin Pritts

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Professor

Global Development Section

Marvin Pritts

(607) 255-1778
mpp3 [at] cornell.edu

Berry crops

Season extension

Sustainable production practices

Don Rakow

Retired Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Don Rakow

(607) 255-1045
dr14 [at] cornell.edu

Public garden management and social impact

Botanical history

Equitable access to parks and green spaces

Anusuya Rangarajan

Senior Extension Associate and Director, Cornell Small Farm Program

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Anusuya Rangarajan

(607) 255-1780
ar47 [at] cornell.edu

Fresh market vegetable production

Small farms and sustainable agriculture

Organic and reduced tillage vegetable production

Steve Reiners

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Steve Reiners

(315) 787-2311
sr43 [at] cornell.edu

Processing vegetables (peas, beans, sweet corn)

Vegetable production systems

Organic gardening

Bradley Rickard

Professor, Graduate Field of Horticulture and Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

Bradley Rickard

bjr83 [at] cornell.edu

Food and beverage markets

Terence Robinson

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Terence Robinson

(315) 787-2227
tlr1 [at] cornell.edu

Orchard production systems

Crop load and canopy management

Fruit tree physiology

Jocelyn Rose

Director

School of Integrative Plant Science

Barbara McClintock Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Jocelyn Rose

(607) 255-4781
jr286 [at] cornell.edu

Plant structural polymers, cell wall structure and function

Cuticles and plant surfaces

Fruit biology

Frank Rossi

Associate Professor and Richard C. Call Director of the Agricultural Sciences Major

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Frank Rossi

(607) 227-5873
fsr3 [at] cornell.edu

Lawn, golf and sports turf

Urban grasslands management

Sonja Skelly

Director of Education, Cornell Botanic Gardens and Adjunct Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Sonja Skelly

sms92 [at] cornell.edu

Public garden leadership

Plants and human well being

School & youth gardening, adult education, climate change education

Christine Smart

Goichman Family Director

Cornell AgriTech

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Christine Smart

(315) 787-2441
cds14 [at] cornell.edu

Biology and management of vegetable diseases

Host-pathogen interactions

Larry Smart

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Larry Smart

(315) 787-2490
lbs33 [at] cornell.edu

Breeding and genomics

Industrial hemp

Willow bioenergy crops

Lynn Sosnoskie

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Lynn Sosnoskie

(315) 787-2231
lms438 [at] cornell.edu

Weed ecology

Weed management

Specialty crops

Zachary Stansell

Adjunct Assistant Professor (USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit)

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Zachary Stansell

zachary.stansell [at] usda.gov

Industrial hemp

Vegetable genetics

Richard Stup

Senior Extension Associate, Agricultural Workforce Specialist

Cornell Cooperative Extension

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Richard Stup

(607) 255-7890
res396 [at] cornell.edu

Agricultural workforce issues

Leadership development

Human resources and farm labor

Alan Taylor

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Alan Taylor

(315) 787-2243
agt1 [at] cornell.edu

Seed science and technology

Seed quality

Coatings, treatments and biostimulants

Christopher Watkins

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Christopher Watkins

(607) 255-8546
chris.watkins [at] cornell.edu

Postharvest science

Apple storage life and quality

Controlled atmosphere storage

Justine Vanden Heuvel

Professor

Horticulture Section

School of Integrative Plant Science

Justine Vanden Heuvel

justine [at] cornell.edu

Sustainable viticulture production

Ecophysiological factors and their impact on fruit and wine composition

Computational tools for vineyard management

Courtney Weber

Horticulture Section Head and Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Cornell AgriTech

Courtney Weber

(315) 787-2395
caw34 [at] cornell.edu

Berry breeding and genetics

Nancy Wells

Professor, Graduate Field of Horticulture and College of Human Ecology

Nancy Wells

nmw2 [at] cornell.edu

Environmental psychology and human-environment interaction

School gardens

Ecological literacy

Kenong Xu

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Kenong Xu

(315) 787-2496
kx27 [at] cornell.edu

Tree fruit genomics

Apple gene regulatory networks