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Master of Science in Horticulture

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Program URL: http://horticulture.wsu.edu/graduate-programs/

Faculty working with Students: 50

Students: 15

Students receiving assistantships or scholarships: 100%

Priority deadline:

Fall January 10
Spring July 1

Campus:

Pullman: Yes

Tests required:

550 TOEFL Minimum score

Degree Description:

This is a research-based degree, involving a formal, major research project. The objectives are to train students in the experimental method and to prepare students for handling major projects after graduation or for entering a doctoral program.

Student Learning Outcomes:

All graduates will be able to:

To prepare students to enter the many and varied professions of horticulture and/or its related fields, the program provides students with:
- Advanced knowledge and skills necessary to function as a creative and professional practitioner, communicator, educator, or investigator in the field of horticulture.
- Intellectual means of identifying and assessing the interactions among the many issues associated with horticulture and society at large.
- Skills and intellectual means of contributing new knowledge to the profession of horticulture.
To prepare students to be successful researchers in horticultural science and/or related fields, the program provides students with:
- Ability to design, conduct, analyze, and communicate a research plan and results.
- Critical thinking skills and ability to question or re-evaluate current thinking and standards related to horticultural science.
- Skills to identify, locate, and apply knowledge discovered from horticultural science and related fields of study.
- Opportunities to develop and communicate scientific hypotheses and problem solving.

Career Opportunities:

Federal and state agricultural laboratories
Extension agents
Management positions in allied and agricultural industries
Teaching positions
Technical positions

Career Placements:

Wine Export Manager
Assistant Production Manager for Nursery
Assistant Winemaker
Research Associate
Doctoral Program

Faculty Members:

Andrews, Preston Keith, Ph.D.

andrewsp@wsu.edu

Serves as: chair or member of graduate committee

Research Interests

Fruit biology/sustainability, reproductive biology and sustainability of fruit crops with emphasis on environmental stresses and sustainable production practices, including photo-oxidative stress, fruit qualilty, antioxidants and phytonutrients, and organic farming.

Benedict, Chris, M.S.

chrisbenedict@wsu.edu

URL: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/about.html

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Bondada, Bhaskar, Ph.D.

bbondada@wsu.edu

URL: http://wine.wsu.edu/faculty/bhaskar-bondada/

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Anatomy and morphology of grapevine and berry, foliar applications of nutrients, water and nutrient transport into berry, berry growth and development, hydraulic architecture of vine and berry, ampelography, effect of management practices on fruit quality.

Brown, Charles Raymond

chuck.brown@ars.usda.gov

URL: https://www.ars.usda.gov/people-locations/person/?person-id=687

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Chalker-Scott, Linda K, Ph.D.

lindachalkerscott@yahoo.com

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Environmental stress physiology, ecophysiology of plants in disturbed environments, and especially in the sustainable management of human-altered landscapes. Particular interest in testing horticultural products under controlled, scientific conditions to support or disprove marketing claims.

Collins, Tom, Ph.D.

tom.colllins@wsu.edu

URL: http://wine.wsu.edu/faculty/tom-collins/

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

wine research

Cowan, Jeremy, Ph.D.

jeremy.cowan@wsu.edu

URL: http://extension.wsu.edu/spokane/jeremy-s-cowan/

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

High tunnels for season extension and production enhancement; biodegradable plastic mulch; intercropping; improving the viability of integrated small farm operations; permaculture

Coyne, Clarice

coynec@wsu.edu

URL: https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/pullman-wa/plant-germplasm-introduction-and-testing-research/docs/clarice-j-coyne/

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Mapping and characterization of plant disease resistance genes in pea and chickpea; genomic approaches to plant germplasm characterization.

Davenport, Joan R, Ph.D.

jdavenp@wsu.edu

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Soil fertility and plant nutrition in for both annual and perennial crop plants grown in irrigated systems.

Devetter, Lisa Wasko, Ph.D.

lisa.devetter@wsu.edu

URL: http://horticulture.wsu.edu/people/wasko-devetter/

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Physiology and sustainable production of berry crops in the Pacific Northwest. Program emphasis is on maximizing productivity and fruit quality, as well as ensuring the health of adjacent natural resources critical for berry crop production.

Dhingra, Amit, Ph.D.

adhingra@wsu.edu

URL: http://horticulture.wsu.edu/people/dhingra/

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Horticultural genomics, plastid transformation, organelle genomics, photobiology and photosynthesis.

Du, Liqun

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Evans, Katherine M, Ph.D.

kate_evans@wsu.edu

URL: http://horticulture.wsu.edu/people/evans/

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Pome fruit breeding, genetics, genomics and germplasm analysis.

Fellman, John K, Ph.D.

fellman@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/dr-john-k-fellman/

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Post-harvest plant physiology and biochemistry of perishable commodities and their products (wine grapes, apples, onions, raspberries, cranberries, asparagus, cassava), studies of perishable shelf life extension, fundamental investigations of how signaling molecules interact with active oxygen species in controlling plant responses.

Ficklin, Steve, Ph.D.

stephen.flicklin@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/stephen-ficklin/

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

1) Improvement of the sensitivity and specificity of the models. This requires use of new statistical and computation methods to improve algorithms.
2) Through use of systems-genetics models, develop sets of gene targets of interest to breeders that can be used for crop improvement.
3) Creation of cyberinfrastructure to improve access and use of systems-genetics datasets. Specifically, to expand Tripal (http://tripal.info), an the open-source toolkit for creation of online genomic and genetic databases (of which I serve as a lead developer), to support systems genetics data sets.

Hadwiger, Lee A, Ph.D.

chitosan@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/dr-lee-hadwiger/

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Genetic engineering of disease resistance in plants, gene activation in fungi and plants, signaling in host- parasite interactions

Hanrahan, Ines, Ph.D.

ines_muller@wsu.edu

Serves as: member only of graduate committee

Hoheisel, Gwen, M.S.

ghoheisel@wsu.edu

URL: http://wine.wsu.edu/faculty/gwen-hoheisel/

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Jr, David Robert Rudell, Ph.D.

drudell@wsu.edu

URL: https://www.ars.usda.gov/people-locations/address/?person-id=13611

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Quantitative measurement of dynamic multiparametric metabolic responses of living systems to physiological stimuli or genetic modification

Jung, Sook

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Kalcsits, Lee

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Keller, Markus, Ph.D.

mkeller@wsu.edu

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Viticulture, influence of environmental factors and management practices on crop physiology of wine and juice grapes, reproductive development, fruit ripening, scion-rootstock interactions, irrigation management.

Knowles, Lisa

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Knowles, Norman R, Ph.D.

rknowles@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/dr-n-richard-knowles/

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Crop growth and development, postharvest physiology and biochemistry of vegetable crops, with a current major emphasis on potatoes

Koenig, Teresa Cerny

tckoenig@wsu.edu

Serves as: member only of graduate committee

Kumar, Mohan G

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Layne, Desmond R, Ph.D.

desmond.layne@wsu.edu

URL: http://horticulture.wsu.edu/people/layne/

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Germplasm evaluation and new cultivar development, orchard systems management, innovative tools for extension outreach, international training programs for fruit growers.

Main, Doreen, Ph.D.

dorrie@wsu.edu

URL: http://horticulture.wsu.edu/people/main/

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Bioinformatics, plant comparative genomics, development of a comparative mapping database for rosaceaous crops, synteny conservation of resistance genes in Rosaceae, global analysis of functional units in plant chromosomes, development of plant bioinformatics analysis tools.

Mattheis, James Peter, Ph.D.

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Postharvest physiology of apples, pears and cherries, assessment of fruit physiological and quality factors as indicators of fruit harvest maturity, determination of appropriate maturity indices for new fruit varieties grown in the Pacific Northwest, characterization of fruit responses to stressful storage environments and identification of principle volatiles produced by fruit as indicators of physiological condition. Preharvest field research include the study of apple and pear fruit blossom physiology. USDA-ARS Affiliate Scientist.

McFerson, James R

Serves as: member only of graduate committee

McGee, Rebecca, Ph.D.

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Legume research genetics. USDA-ARS Affiliate Scientist.

McMoran, Donald W, MA

dmcmoran@wsu.edu

URL: http://anr.cw.wsu.edu/people-directory/

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Teaching in Agriculture Education

Miles, Carol Ann, Ph.D.

milesc@wsu.edu

URL: http://horticulture.wsu.edu/people/miles/

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

High value vegetable crops, including wasabi, pea shoots, edamame, niche-market dry beans, icebox watermelon, leafy greens, grafted vegetables; plasticulture; hard cider.

Moore, Patrick P, Ph.D.

moorepp@wsu.edu

URL: http://horticulture.wsu.edu/people/moore/

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Strawberry and raspberry plant breeding and genetics with emphasis on fruit characteristics, disease resistance, and use of germplasm in breeding.

Moyer, Michelle M, Ph.D.

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Viticulture Production (wine and juice grapes), Extension and Outreach Education in Viticulture, Decision Support Systems for Viticulture

Musacchi, Stefano, Ph.D.

Serves as: chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

Tree fruit physiology, management, and variety development.

Navarre, Duroy, Ph.D.

navarrer@wsu.edu

URL: http://plantpath.wsu.edu/people/faculty/navarre/

Serves as: co-chair of graduate committee

Research Interests

– Molecular and biochemical basis of potato disease resistance and the nutritional enhancement of potatoes.
– Systemic acquired resistance and salicylic acid-mediate signaling, along with analysis of the role of plant small molecules in pathogen and pest interactions.