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    Environmental Horticulture

    Environmental horticulture is the science and art of propagating, cultivating, installing, breeding, and maintaining plants to enhance the human and natural environment. Environmental horticulture is involved in all aspects of plant cultivation and use and include specialty crops such as fruits, vegetables, trees, flowers, grasses, and a wide array of medicinal and beverage crops.

    Our team of faculty researchers at MREC spend their time examining the complicated relationships between plants and their environment. Whether building better begonias, developing tools to help Florida growers cultivate and manage pests on industrial hemp, or publishing award-winning laboratory experimental research to assess consumers’ preferences for environmentally-friendly horticultural production practices, MREC faculty are always working on research that enhances and improves Florida's horticulture industry and the citizens that its serves.


     

    Headshot of Jianjun Chen.

    Dr. Jianjun Chen
    Professor
    407-814-6161
    jjchen@ufl.edu
    Area of focus: Plant physiology

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    Dr. Heqiang "Alfred" Huo
    Associate Professor
    407-410-6954
    hhuo@ufl.edu
    Area of focus: Genetic transformation, biotechnology

    Headshot of Chris Marble.

    Dr. Chris Marble
    Associate Professor
    407-410-6960
    marblesc@ufl.edu
    Area of focus: Ornamental and landscape weed management, invasive plant species

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