People in Horticulture
Our mission
The Horticulture Section serves professionals, students and citizens of New York State, the nation, and the world, by generating and extending knowledge about fruits, vegetables and landscape plants, for the purpose of sustaining the environment, enhancing economic vitality, and improving the quality of life of individuals and their communities.
Tenured and Tenure-track Faculty, Senior Research Associates, Senior Extension Associates, and Senior Lecturers
These faculty have primary affiliations with other SIPS sections and Cornell units or with USDA-ARS
Faculty emeriti and other retired academics
Graduate students in the Field of Horticulture
Post-doctoral associates.
Staff members support research scientists, maintain greenhouses and research fields, and manage administrative functions
50+ Horticulture courses
Horticulture faculty contribute to more than 50 courses and support independent research projects and internship opportuities.
50+ Horticulture Section faculty and adjuncts
100+ support staff, post-doctoral associates & other academics
40+ horticulture graduate students & 60+ plant sciences majors
Horticulture News
News
A new broccoli variety, a co-hybrid between parents developed at Cornell and the global seed company Bejo Zaden, can withstand warmer, more unpredictable conditions such as the ones in the Northeastern U.S.
Spotlight
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A 25-year partnership between Cornell researchers and New York State Parks culminates at the 2025 Ryder Cup, the most sustainable professional golf tournament to date.
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The development of the robot is critical as managing such diseases as powdery and downy mildews in vineyards is the top concern for grape growers and viticulturists.