Research facilities in the department are generally good. There are general and specialized laboratory and greenhouse facilities as well as research farms adequate for a variety of research programs. There are also excellent supporting facilities and services available elsewhere on campus.

Agricultural and Life Sciences Building (ALS)

The department is housed on the fourth floor of the Agricultural and Life Sciences (ALS) Building. Other departments in the building are Soil Science, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, the Center for Gene Research, and the Molecular and Cellular Biology Program. This building connects with Nash (Microbiology and Fisheries and Wildlife) and Cordley (Botany and Plant Pathology, Biology, Entomology, and Zoology) Halls.

Plant Growth Chambers

The department operates six reach-in growth chambers in ALS.

Greenhouse Facilities

Research Farms

The department operates two research farms just east of Corvallis, the Vegetable Crops (90 acres) and the Lewis-Brown Farms (115 acres), and Woodhall III Vineyard (14 acres) west of the community of Alpine. Plantings and field laboratories at these locations are used in field plot research work. The farms are managed by Scott Robbins.

Branch Experiment Stations

Branch experiment stations in Oregon that engage in horticultural research are listed below.

1. Central Oregon Agricultural Research Center: Located in central Oregon at the Madras site (850 NW Dogwood, Madras, OR 97741) and the Powell Butte site (8215 SW 126, Powell Butte, OR 97753). Research is conducted on potatoes, mint, and sugar beets.
2. Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center: Located on Hinkle Road (P.O. Box 105, Hermiston). Research is conducted on fruits and vegetables.
3. Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center: Located in the famous Hood River Valley at 3005 Experiment Station Drive, Hood River. Research emphasis is on the culture and management and fruit quality of pears, apples, and cherries.
4. North Willamette Research and Extension Center: Located near Interstate 5, south of Portland (15210 NE Miley Road, Aurora). Research is carried out on small fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals.
5. Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center: Located at 569 Hanley Road, Central Point. Currently involved in rootstock studies with winter pears as well as disease and pest control in pears.
6. Malheur Agricultural Experiment Station: Located midway between Ontario, Vale, and Nyssa (595 Onion Avenue, Ontario). Research is conducted on row crops, small grains, and alfalfa.
7. Klamath Agricultural Experiment Station: Located on 86 acres of mineral soil 3 miles south of Klamath Falls and 20 miles north of the California border (6941 Washburn Way, Klamath Falls). Research concentrates on potatoes, cereals, forages, and sugar beets.

Graduate students are encouraged to visit these locations to view the research plots and learn about the applied research needs of the horticultural industry in these areas.

National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Corvallis

This USDA facility, which is part of the National Plant Germplasm System, is located on the Lewis-Brown research farm. This unit is concerned with the collection, maintenance, evaluation, and distribution of selected clonally propagated crops; specifically, pear, hazelnut (filbert), strawberry, blueberry, cranberry, raspberry, blackberry, gooseberry, currant, and mint. Plants are maintained in the field and/or in large insect-proof screenhouses and in greenhouses. The facility is well-equipped, has a large technical staff, and two professional scientists. Kim Hummer is the Curator/Research Leader.

The USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, 3420 NW Orchard Avenue, Corvallis, Oregon has the mission to investigate fundamental aspects of the physiology and pathology of a wide range of horticultural and other crops, placing emphasis on stress and flowering physiology, breeding and genetics, cultural and biological control of diseases, and the biology and application of beneficial microorganisms, especially mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobacteria.