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For general descriptions of areas of research in the department and links to the faculty interested in those areas, see the following list.
Horticulture
Container media
Controlled environment agriculture
Crop genetic improvement
Floriculture
Greenhouse and Nursery irrigation and nutrient management
Plant propagation
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Entomology
Turfgrass pathology
Landscape architecture
Community development
Computers in landscape architecture
Design communication
Land use planning
Landscape architectural history
Sustainable design
Plant Physiology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Crop genetic improvement
Ion transport
Plant biotechnology
Plant growth regulation
Plant - microbe interactions
Plant mineral nutrition
Plant pathology
Turfgrass and Soil Science
Soil chemistry
Soil, environment, and land use
Sustainable agriculture
Turfgrass pathology
Turfgrass science
Urban and Sports Turf Soils
Water resources
Community development
Methods for creating economically, culturally and environmentally healthy communities through a ‘green infrastructure’ approach that incorporates parks, greenways, streetscape, urban forestry, and civic open space with other types of development. Contact faculty: Alexopoulos, Miniutti, Schwab, Westa
Computers in landscape architecture
Study of the use of digital media in the development and communication of design and planning projects. Contact faculty: Westa
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Container media
Physical, chemical and biological properties of soilless potting mixes in relation to greenhouse and nursery crop production systems. Contact faculty: Elliott
Controlled environment agriculture
Effects of environmental factors, including light, temperature, carbon dioxide, and water stress, on crop growth, development and metabolic activity. Contact faculty: Elliott, McAvoy, Musgrave
Design communication
Study of the conception, development and articulation of design form through 2-d and 3-d graphics, layered and projected drawing systems, and model-making. Contact faculty: Schwab, Westa
Design pedagogy
Methods for teaching visual and spatial concepts, computer media, design drawing. Contact faculty: Alexopoulos, Miniutti, Schwab, Westa
Entomology
Insect pests of horticultural crops. Interactions among plants, pests, and biological controls. Contact faculty: Legrand
Floriculture
Cultural requirements, nutrition, temperature manipulation, new plant development, breeding, and environmental control. Contact faculty: Elliott, McAvoy
Crop genetic improvement
Conventional and molecular approaches to introduce desirable genetic characteristics into economically important plants for the purpose of developing new and improved crops. Contact faculty: Li, McAvoy
Integrated pest management (IPM)
Effectively controlling pests while minimizing costs and adverse effects on the environment. Emphasis on disease, insect and weed IPM in the development of pest monitoring systems, population dynamics, and biological, cultural, and chemical control. Contact faculty: Kaminski, Legrand
Invasive ornamental plant management
Creation of sterile form of important invasive species, investigation of native alternative plants and study of invasive plant biology and genetics. Contact faculty: Brand
Ion transport
Structure and function of membrane channels. Contact faculty: Berkowitz
Irrigation and nutrient management
Management of the plant root zone in relation to greenhouse and nursery crop production systems.
Contact faculty: Elliott
Landscape architecture
Design theory, design patterns in the landscape, sustainable environments, and computer modelling in the design process. Contact faculty: Alexopoulos, Miniutti, Schwab, Westa
Land use planning: Methods for inventory and analysis of land resources, conservation and development goal-setting and guidelines, and land use plan formulation and associated regulatory policy. Contact faculty: Miniutt
Landscape architectural history: Study of the development of urban parks systems; the Connecticut legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted. Contact faculty: Alexopoulos
Plant biotechnology
Micropropagation and gene transfer. Risk assessment for biotechnology. Contact Faculty: Auer, Berkowitz, Brand, Li, von Bodman
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Plant growth regulation
Biochemistry and physiology of the role of plant hormones in controlling plant growth and development. Use of exogenous plant growth regulators in crop production. Contact faculty: Auer, Berkowitz, Brand, McAvoy, Musgrave
Plant-microbe interactions
Bacterial gene expression and molecular processes related to plant pathogenesis. Interactions of plants, growing media and microbial inoculants in suppressing pathogens and alleviating abiotic stresses. Contact faculty: Berkowitz, Elliott, von Bodman
Plant mineral nutrition
Accumulation, partitioning, transport and the utilization of mineral nutrients by plants, including fertilization requirements, physiology and impact on quality. Contact faculty: Berkowitz, Elliott, Guillard
Plant pathology
Biology and control of plant diseases. Contact faculty: Kaminski, von Bodman
Plant propagation
Physiological, anatomical, environmental and seasonal aspects of plant propagation. Emphasis is on ornamental plants. Contact faculty: Brand
Soil chemistry
Chemical reactions occurring in the soil matrix. Competitive mechanisms that immobilize nutrients and contaminants in soils. Basic chemical principles that affect soil pollution and remediation strategies. Contact faculty: Morris, Schulthess
Soil, environment and land use
Application of soil science to environmental and land use problems. These include soil-landscape relationships, characterizations of the physical and chemical properties of soils, nutrient management, and soil morphology and classification. Contact faculty: Guillard, Morris, Schulthess
Sustainable agriculture
Integrating ecology, economics, and/or environmental issues with the sustainable production of agriculturally-important plants. Emphasis is placed on reducing chemical inputs. Development of best management practices (BMPs) for field, greenhouse, container-grown, and homeowner lawn systems. Contact faculty: Brand, Elliott, Guillard, McAvoy, Legrand, Morris
Sustainable design: Theory, case study and design methods for context-informed site design; the relationship of cultural and ecological factors in sustainable development; best stormwater management practices. Contact faculty: Schwab
Turfgrass Pathology
Disease management relating to intensely managed turfgrass systems including golf courses and athletic fields. Emphasis on pathogen biology, disease epidemiology and cultural, biological and chemical controls.
Contact faculty: Kaminski
Turfgrass science
Turfgrass management and its effects on turfgrass communities and environmental quality. Contact faculty: Guillard, Henderson, Kaminski, Morris
Urban and Sports Turf Soils
Root zone management, and alternative construction methods for tees, greens, and athletic fields.
Contact faculty: Henderson
Water resources
Chemical and physical processes associated with surface and ground water interactions in turf.
Contact faculty: Guillard
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