Horticulture Crops

 

Overview

Dr. Jason Griffin leads the evaluation of woody ornamental horticulture crops.

 

Recent Research Projects

According to the 2022 USDA Agriculture Census, Kansas produced 781 acres of pumpkins on 149 farms. In 2024 the John C. Pair Horticultural Center established a field plot to evaluate the yield of eleven commercially available varieties. To learn more about the research, please view the pumpkin report/handout.

• 2024 Pumpkin Report
• 2024 Pumpkin Handout

The John C. Pair Horticultural Center recently completed a study on ornamental sunflowers, as the state flower has become popular options for florist use in cut-flower arrangements. Our
goal was to evaluate commercially available ProCut® varieties in a field plot in South-Central KS.

• 2024 Sunflower Summary

 

Annual Reports:

• 2019-2023 Bermudagrass Full Report
• 2019 NTEP Bermudagrass Annual Report 2023
• 2019 NTEP Bermudagrass Annual Report 2022
• 2019 NTEP Bermudagrass Annual Report 2019-2020
• 2019 NTEP Bermudagrass Establishment Report

• 2022 Kansas State University Industrial Hemp Dual-Purpose Variety Trials

 

Contact:

Dr. Jason Griffin
John C. Pair Center, Director
Ornamental Trees & Shrubs Specialist
316/788-0492
jgriffin@ksu.edu