Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory
Check out this video highlighting our historical contribution to the blueberry industry in the southeastern USA!
Dr. Steve Stringer - 2021 Outstanding Fruit Cultivar Award - Please see information under Research Tab and "News"
Blueberries - one of Mississippi's fastest growing fruit production industries, with a substantial total effect on Mississippi economy.
blueberry flowers with a pollinator
Muscadine grape (muscadinia rotundifolia) Eudora, a release from the Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory. Muscadines are fast gaining popularity because of their high anthocyanin and polyphenolic content, which makes them a very healthy fruit for consumption.
Our research scientists also work with ornamental plants to develop improved cultivars with adaptation to poor soils and resistance to pests and diseases.
Drs. Jinita Sthapit Kandell (USDA, ARS, Poplarville, MS) and Todd Rounsaville (USDA, ARS, U.S. National Arboretum, Beltsville, MD) visit research plots of young Hemlock trees at the Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory in Poplarville, MS.
This study aims to determine which Hemlock trees may be more adaptive to the weather along the Gulf Coast.
Female spotted wing drosophila, a relatively new pest of concern to blueberry growers in Mississippi, and one which is being studied extensively by scientists at the Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory.
Our Future Generation of Scientists!
Our Mission: Development of cultural practices, pest management strategies, and cultivars that improve small fruit, vegetable, and ornamental plant production in the Gulf Coast States.
Check out this video highlighting our historical contribution to the blueberry industry in the southeastern USA!
Highlights from the 2022 Blueberry Jubilee in Poplarville, MS!
