Plant Sciences, Department of

University of Tennessee Names 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Award Recipients

Feb 21, 2025 Highlight

Paul Plummer, Justin Rhinehart, Vince Pantalone, Hongqei Xin, Dave White

Plant Scientist Vince Pantalone Among Those Honored

Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Awards / Crop Production / Soybean Production

Agricultural Internship Program Offers Summer Positions in West Tennessee

Feb 10, 2025 News Release

A researcher in a blue shirt holds a small plant as he teaches amongst a circle of college students

Paid Opportunity Provides Career-Focused Experience

Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Agricultural Education / Crop Production / Undergraduate Research

New Online Certificate Program Offered for Landscape Professionals

Jan 14, 2025 News Release

Celeste Scott identifying landscape plants at the University of Tennessee Gardens, Jackson

Participants May Complete Units at Their Own Pace

General / Landscape & Gardening / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Agricultural Education / Commercial Horticulture / Commercial Landscape Management / Continuing Education / Irrigation / Landscape / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil

Renewed Grant Will Continue UTIA’s Integrated Pest Management Program

Jan 08, 2025 News Release

Two researchers, one holding a clipboard, examine a plant in a greenhouse

Funding Provides Public Resources for Pest Control and Pollinator Health

Environment / Farm & Food / General / Insects & Pests / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Crop Production / Plant Production

Grain Producer Meeting Scheduled for Upper Cumberland Region

Jan 03, 2025 News Release

Mature wheat against a blue sky

Meeting Will Be January 28 in Macon County

Farm & Food / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Continuing Education / Crop Production / Weed Management

Neal Schrick Honored with Inaugural Service Award

Nov 27, 2024 News Release

Bruno Pedreira, director of the UT Beef and Forage Center, Neal Schrick, head of the UT Department of Animal Science, and Gary Bates, head of the UT Department of Plant Sciences.

Future Awards Will Bear His Name

Farm & Food / General / 4-H Youth Development / AgResearch / Animal Science, Department of / Beef and Forage Center / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Animal Production / Awards / Beef / Forage / Livestock and Forage Systems

Herbert Faculty Receive Distinguished WS Overton Teaching Fellowships

Nov 18, 2024 Highlight

two pictures of Dave with with Lannett Edwards and Andy Pulte

The New Award Recognizes Herbert’s Most Accomplished Instructors

General / Animal Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Awards

UT Turfgrass Team Wins National Award

Nov 11, 2024 News Release

ohn Sorochan shares insights on cutting-edge sports turf research with turfgrass professionals

Faculty Work Together to Provide Education, Research and Outreach to the Turfgrass Industry

General / Extension / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Awards / Plant Production / Turf

Research Team Receives Grant to Study Coatings to Protect Organic Produce

Oct 02, 2024 News Release

Cartons of blueberries

$3.5 Million Grant Will Include Development, Analysis and Education About Essential Oil Coatings

Economy / Farm & Food / AgResearch / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Extension / Food Science, Department of / Plant Sciences, Department of / Consumer Economics / Crop Production / Economics and Markets / Environmental Stewardship / Food Products / Food Safety / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Health and Safety / Health and Wellness / Nutrition and Food Safety / Plant Protection

Choose Cherokee Sedge for a Spot in Your Sustainable Garden and Lawn

Oct 01, 2024 News Release

Cherokee Sedge plant in a garden

UT Gardens’ October Plant of the Month

Landscape & Gardening / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / UTIA / Commercial Landscape Management / Landscape / Master Gardener / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Soil / Sustainable Residential Landscapes