Plant Sciences, Department of

Start Your Garden with the Spectacular Spring Plant Sale

Mar 16, 2026 News Release

Visitors to the 2025 UT Gardens, Knoxville, Spring Plant Sale

Join us Saturday, April 11, at UT Gardens, Knoxville

General / Landscape & Gardening / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Landscape / Master Gardener / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

Home Gardeners Test Varieties of Vegetables and Flowers

Mar 06, 2026 News Release

lettuce and yellow squash

Participating in citizen science benefits gardeners across the state

Farm & Food / Landscape & Gardening / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture

FIFA Returns to UT for Final Pitch Management Research Field Day Ahead of World Cup 26

Mar 04, 2026 Highlight

John Sorochan, UT Distinguished Professor of Turfgrass Science and Management; Alan Ferguson, FIFA senior pitch management manager; UT Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman; Kaj Heyral, FIFA26 director of infrastructure and technical services; and Christian Stiegler, FIFA head of stadium and infrastructure management, pose during the 2026 Pitch Management Research Field Day at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Feb. 25, 2026.

World-renowned turfgrass expert John Sorochan, in UT’s Herbert College of Agriculture, is leading the research collaboration

General / AgResearch / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Turf

Save the Date! Tennessee Green Industry Field Day Scheduled for June 11

Feb 24, 2026 News Release

A crowd listening to a speak in the UT Gardens, Knoxville, at the 2025 Green Industry Field Day

Registration opens March 14; early bird discount available

Landscape & Gardening / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Agricultural Education / Commercial Horticulture / Commercial Landscape Management / Continuing Education / Landscape / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Turf / Weeds

University of Tennessee Team to Evaluate Whether New Biofungicides Persist in the Environment

Feb 17, 2026 News Release

strawberry plants growing in a greenhouse

USDA NIFA–funded study will contribute data for guidelines for their safe use

Farm & Food / AgResearch / Plant Sciences, Department of / Bio-based Products / Biological Engineering / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Plant Production / Soil

Tennessee Cotton Producers Face Second Consecutive Low-Profit Year in 2025

Feb 16, 2026 News Release

A closeup of a white cotton boll on a cotton plant

Poor growing conditions, unstable markets impact statewide industry

Economy / Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Cotton Production / Crop Production / Drought / Economics and Markets

Steckel Elected Fellow by Weed Science Society of America

Feb 13, 2026 News Release

A man in a green shirt smiles for a photo in front of a row of trees

UTIA weed scientist recognized for career achievements

Farm & Food / General / Insects & Pests / AgResearch / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Agricultural Education / Awards / Crop Production / Weed Management / Weeds

Sorochan Named One of Two 2026 Chancellor’s Professors

Feb 02, 2026 Highlight

John Sorochan

The distinction honors exceptional faculty members

General / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / Awards / Plant Production / Turf

UT Extension Internship Applications Open for Summer 2026

Jan 16, 2026 News Release

a group of undergraduate students posing in front of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Building

Deadline to apply is February 1

General / 4-H Youth Development / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / Plant Sciences, Department of / 4-H Youth Development / Agricultural Education / Careers / Community Development / Continuing Education / Family and Consumer Sciences / Internships / Leadership Development / Natural Resources

Grow Your Garden Indoors with Containers and Extra Light

Jan 12, 2026 News Release

small indoor garden on a kitchen counter by a sink

UTIA horticulture experts provide help for small-space food growing indoors

Landscape & Gardening / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Agricultural Education / Crop Production / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Plant Production / Residential and Consumer Horticulture