Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

We strive to be a world leader in developing innovative technologies, systems, and future leaders through science, practice, and service in horticulture, sustainable food and farming systems, turf management, and landscape architecture. We are connected by our passion for sustainability, collaboration, impactful teaching, place-making, and innovation.

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Jada Powlen
Behind the Research: Jada Powlen

People think grass is simple. Lawns, right? Mow regularly and add some water and fertilizer. What could be complicated about that? Jada Powlen, lead research scholar in turfgrass ecology and management, has an answer. “There’s much...

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Research Stories

Jada Powlen
Behind the Research: Jada Powlen

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Ying Li
Catalyzing metabolite research for agriculture, ecosystems and industry

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Petunia plant moves along the conveyor system at the Ag Alumni Seed Phenotyping Facility.
Purdue-DARPA project explores plants as sentinels for chemical activity

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Kranthi Varala and student examines plants
Purdue-USDA team develops fast-track process for genetic improvement of plant traits

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Shannon Stirling
Decoding the plant world’s complex biochemical communication networks

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Graduate Student Spotlights

Mingyu Zhao
Mingyu Zhao

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Leo Koenigsfeld
Leo Koenigsfeld

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Frederick Mildenhall
Frederick Mildenhall

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Emmanuel Cooper
Emmanuel Cooper

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Undergraduate Stories

Bailey Arbic
From playing on the pitch to perfecting it for World Cup athletes

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Natalie Nenneker
Rooted in sustainability: Growing a future in food and farming

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Mary Schulz
How do landscape architects design spaces for animals?

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Lauren Harmon
Access to research helps undergraduate student find her fit

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Jada Powlen
Behind the Research: Jada Powlen

People think grass is simple. Lawns, right? Mow regularly and add some water and fertilizer. What...

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Distinguished Ag Alumni Group 2026
College of Agriculture adds 9 to ranks of Distinguished Ag Alumni

Purdue University’s College of Agriculture recognized nine alumni at the Distinguished...

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Mingyu Zhao
Mingyu Zhao - Graduate Ag Research Spotlight

“Being at Purdue has changed my thinking entirely,” says Mingyu Zhao, a third-year...

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A woman stands in a greenhouse, surrounded by greenery and natural light.
Catalyzing metabolite research for agriculture, ecosystems and industry

Concealed within the molecular machinery of petunia flowers are metabolic, genetic and cellular...

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Black and gold graphic with headshots of Krishna Nemali (left) and Stephen Meyers (right)
Fulbright Scholars take Purdue Ag research to India, Australia

For Krishna Nemali and Stephen Meyers, both associate professors in the Department of...

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Carl Kincaid standing by a trail.
Transforming spaces, enriching lives through landscape architecture

If you’ve strolled along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, biked the Monon Boulevard in...

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