peter hirst

Peter Hirst is a professor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University and serves as the Associate Director, International Programs in Agriculture. For the last 30 years he has conducted research on various aspects of tree fruit physiology and culture. His current research interests include tree architecture, flower bud development and regulation of fruit size. He has also been involved in rootstock evaluation as a member of the NC-140 regional research group for the last 20 years. Hirst is fruit extension specialist for Indiana and teaches a senior undergraduate level course in fruit production and physiology. He is currently President of the American Pomological Society, consulting editor for tree fruits for the journal Hort Technology, and Guest professor at NorthWest Agricultural and Forestry University (NWAFU), Yangling, China.