Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences at UH Manoa

Check us out at the Welina Manoa event!

Welcoming new students at the CTAHR new student orientation.

Last year's Princettia plant sale was featured in Suntory North America's industry bulletin.

Order the new Princettia varieties today! Growers who are finalizing their poinsettia bookings will want to make sure they add the new Princettia varieties, including Pure White.

Garden handtool company wins UH Business Plan Competition UH Mānoa students Robert Saito and Derek Woodruff win first place with their company Herbavore.

TPSS at the recent Manoa Experience open house for prospective undergraduate students.

TPSS alumni, Robert Saito, was recently named as a finalist for Hawaii Venture Capital Association's Student Entrepreneur of the Year award, featured in the March 2017 Hawaii Business magazine. Congratulations!

Hawaii Venture Capital Association announces finalists for awards honoring local entrepreneurs - Pacific Business News Winners will be announced at the HVCA Gala Awards Ceremony at the Waialae Country Club on Feb. 23.

TPSS Associate Professor Kent Kobayashi mentors UH Manoa student on growing vegetables using energy efficient LEDs.

How bright is the future of space food? UH Mānoa student Aleca Borsuk’s work with ancient grains may help feed future missions to Mars.

Getting ready for Valentine's Day. Students from the TPSS 120E Plants for People: Ornamentals learn how to make flower arrangements and bouquets. Mahalo to our generous donors: Green Point Nurseries (anthuriums), Maui Agricultural Research Center (proteas and leucospermums), Lyon Arboretum (tropicals and cutfoliage) and Magoon Research Station (cutfoliage and cutflowers).

TPSS 120 Plants for People Students in the Tropical Plants and Soil Sciences 120E course - Plants for People (Ornamentals) created arrangements and bouquets under the direction of faculty members (and CTAHR alumni) Orville Baldos and Teresita Amore. A big mahalo to Green Point Nurseries ( greenpointnursery.com ) and Maui Coun...

Poinsettias grown by TPSS 364 (Horticultural Practices) students adorn the lobbies of St. John Plant Science Lab and Gilmore Hall.

Congratulations to the Hort Society and TPSS Grad Student Organization on a successful poinsettia and bake sale!

Follow the progress of undergrad and grad students as they grow Suntory Princettias for this year's Christmas Plant Sale

Poinsettias are ready! Stop by on Friday at the Campus Center Second Floor (10:00 am til sold out) to purchase your poinsettia.

Princettias are ready!

Need a plant to get you in the CHRISTMAS spirit? Look no further!

Tropical Plant & Soil Sciences Department's Horticultural Society will be hosting a plant sale for the Poinsettias that they've been growing. They've got 4-inch and 6-inch potted Poinsettias for your desk, your doorstep, your lawn, or even for a gift.

Aside from the typical red varieties, this year they'll also be market testing some Princettia varieties (new and improved varieties). Come check out the new colors! Sale is on December 2nd (Friday) 10 am at the Campus Center Second Floor and goes until sold out!!!

http://www.hawaii.edu/calendar/uh/2016/12/02/30050.html?et_id=39520

TPSS Horticultural Society Poinsettia Plant Sale Need a plant to get you in the CHRISTMAS spirit? Look no further! Tropical Plant & Soil Sciences Department's Horticultural Society will be hosting a plant sale for the Poinsettias that they've been growing. They've got 4-inch and 6-inch potted Poinsettias for your desk, your doorstep, your lawn...

Tropic Lime anthurium, bred at CTAHR, recently received a red ribbon at the 2016 American Society of Florists' Annual Convention in Maui.

Last but not least the 'Tropic Lime' bred by Dr. Kamemoto, Dr. Kuehnle and Dr. Amore of CTAHR received a red ribbon. This tulip variety is tolerant against anthracnose fungus and bacterial blight disease. Vase life is 29 days and the muted green color and long stem make this an exquisite flower for any occasion.

This variety 'Sundance' bred by Calvin Hayashi received a blue ribbon today! The light jasmine green with veins of pink and pink blush makes this variety very attractive. Vase life is 21 days and yield is approximately 7 blooms per plant per year.

The 'Maui' variety pictured was awarded a red ribbon! This variety was bred by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) under Dr. Kamemoto, Dr. Kuehnle & Dr. Amore. This variety has a yield of about 7 flowers per year, which is considered excellent and a vase life up to 30 days.

Follow the progress of undergrad and grad students as they grow Suntory Princettias for this year's Christmas Plant Sale

TPSS grad student Emily Teng was mentioned in the October 2016 Floral Management magazine as a recipient of the John Carew Memorial Scholarship. Congratulations!

Graduate student Kauahi Perez was included in the list!

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Welcome new TPSS faculty and grad students!

TPSS graduate students Tia Silvasy, Kauahi Perez and Russell Galanti presented their research at the ASHS Conference in Atlanta, GA.

Associate Professor, Dr. Kent Kobayashi, receives the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) Fellow award at the 2016 ASHS Conference in Atlanta, GA. Congratulations!

PhD student Emily Teng is featured in the Emerging Leaders special section of Garden Center Magazine. Congrats Emily!

The science of plants Emily Teng wants to make a difference through practical research.

Tropical storm Darby's casualty. :-(

Celebrating Stephaine's last workday with TPSS. Goodluck on your next adventure and a hui hou!

Students from National Chung Hsing University toured the Magoon Research Facility to learn more about on-going research of TPSS faculty. They also had fun playing Hawaiian rules bocce!