Welcome to the first newsletter from the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison!
In July of 2023, the Department of Agronomy and the Department of Horticulture merged to create the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences. Our new department is the administrative home of the Agroecology, Agronomy, and Horticulture programs at UW-Madison, and we provide administrative support to the program in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics. We are also the home of Allen Centennial Garden and D.C. Smith Greenhouse. In total, our department has around 90 graduate students, 90 staff, and 30 faculty.
Members of our department engage in transdisciplinary efforts to improve the resilience and adaptiveness of agricultural systems in the face of climate change; improve the sustainability of agricultural systems; and contribute to positive socio-ecological outcomes by increasing access to more sustainably produced food, feed, fiber, and fuel. The scholarly interests of the department include the disciplines of agronomy, horticulture, ecology, agroecology, plant breeding and plant genetics, crop science, weed science, and production agriculture as they relate to agronomic and horticultural systems. Many plant species and cropping systems are studied for a diversity of uses that contribute to ecosystem, community, and individual health and well-being.
We look forward to sharing news from our department with you quarterly through this newsletter, and we hope that you enjoy learning about the diverse activities, projects, and accomplishments of our department.
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