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The faculty below are involved in plant physiology and molecular biology research:

 
Richard N. Arteca, Professor of Horticultural Physiology
  To study the molecular regulation and signal transduction pathways involved in the plants response to externally applied stimuli; To explore the use of different bioreactor designs for the growth of commercially important horticultural crops and to maximize secondary metabolite production including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and other novel compounds produced by cell and organ cultures.
  Arteca Lab
 
Kathleen Brown (Evensen), Professor of Postharvest Physiology
  Molecular and environmental regulation of root hair development; Involvement of ethylene in root responses to phosphorus, including root growth angle, adventitious rooting, and aerenchyma formation; Physiology and molecular biology of ethylene responses in plants; Effect of production practices on postharvest quality and stress tolerance of containerized crops.
  Brown Lab
 
Dennis R. Decoteau, Professor of Vegetable Crops
  Vegetable crop physiology and production; Photomorphogenesis; Environmental regulation of plant growth.
 
David M. Eissenstat, Professor of Woody Plant Physiology
  Plant physiological ecology; Root form and function; Tree physiology; Belowground ecology.
  Eissenstat Lab
 
Mark J. Guiltinan, Professor of Plant Molecular Biology
  Plant molecular and developmental biology; Starch biosynthesis; Phosphorus stress response; Tropical plant biotechnology.
  Guiltinan Lab
 
Roger Koide, Professor of Horticultural Ecology
  Plant Ecology; Mycorrhizal symbiosis; Cover crops; Weed ecology.
  Horticultural Ecology Lab
 
Jonathan Lynch, Professor of Plant Nutrition
  Physiology and ecology of nutrient use efficiency of plants; Adaptation of plants to infertile soils; Root architecture; Nutrient cycling in sustainable agriculture.
  Lynch Lab


For more information contact:

Department of Horticulture
102 Tyson Building
University Park, PA 1680
2

Ph: 814-865-2571
Email: hortpsu@psu.edu

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