Horticultural Science

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Marie Abbey
- mabbeyumnedu
- Horticultural Science - Research Professional 5
Person: Researchers
20182024
Neil O Anderson
- ander044umnedu
- Horticultural Science - Professor, Head
- Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center
Person: Faculty, Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Staff, Honorary Staff
19882024
Michael R Barnes
- barne369umnedu
- Horticultural Science - Research Professional 5
Person: Researchers
20182025

62 Active
354 Finished

Tree-Turfgrass Dynamics Across Managed Urban Landscapes: An Integrative Review
Barnes, M. R. (PI), Coleman, A. F. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Watkins, E. (Co-Principal Investigator)
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARBORICULTURE
1/30/25 → 7/30/26
Project: Research project
Greenhouse Light Management Films
Eylands, N. J. (PI) & Bergstrom, J. (Other Role)
3M
12/15/24 → 12/14/25
Project: Research project
New Fresh Market Potatoes for Minnesota
Shannon, L. M. (PI), Huege, J. (Other Role) & Stefaniak, T. (Other Role)
MN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, USDA AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICES
11/1/24 → 4/30/27
Project: Research project

Design Guidelines for Luminescent Solar Concentrator Greenhouses in the United States
Loh, K. Q., Harbick, K., Eylands, N. J., Kortshagen, U. R. & Ferry, V. E., Feb 2025, In: Advanced Sustainable Systems. 9, 2, 2400749.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Scopus citations
Finding the balance: Modifying the cholesterol and steroidal glycoalkaloid synthesis pathway in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) for human health, fruit flavor, and plant defense
Averello, V., Hegeman, A. D. & Chen, C., Jan 2025, In: Horticultural Plant Journal. 11, 1, p. 42-56 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Scopus citations
Homoeolog expression divergence contributes to time of day changes in transcriptomic and glucosinolate responses to prolonged water limitation in Brassica napus
Ricono, A., Ludwig, E., Casto, A. L., Zorich, S., Sumner, J., Bird, K., Edger, P. P., Mockler, T. C., Hegeman, A. D., Gehan, M. A. & Greenham, K., Feb 2025, In: Plant Journal. 121, 4, e70011.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Hard fescue reference transcriptome using PabBio isoform sequencing
Qiu, Y., Yang, Y., Hirsch, C. D. & Watkins, E., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2020
DOI: 10.13020/n0mj-qv76, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/211413
Dataset
Spotted-wing Drosophila Flight Response in Free Flight and Tethered Flight Mill
Kees, A. M., Tran, A. K., Hutchison, W. D., Aukema, B. H., Rao, S., Rogers, M. A. & Asplen, M. K., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, May 2 2022
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/227164
Dataset
Alteration in spectral quality of natural sunlight by various photoselective gels during summer 2020 in St. Paul MN
Petrella, D. P. & Watkins, E., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, Mar 10 2021
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/219061
Dataset

Meet David Remucal, the University’s ‘plant rescuer’
Remucal, D. & Weise, A. K.
11/11/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
Grow with KARE: Itasca, Minnesota's new grape
Clark, M.
10/24/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
University of Minnesota's Itasca grape could put state wines on the map
Clark, M.
10/14/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview

Sustainable soil management in Colombian coffee agroecosystems
Grossman, J. M. (Recipient), Sep 1 2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively