Jeff Kuehny

Dr. Jeff Kuehny is a Professor of Horticulture in the School of Plant, Environment, and Soil Sciences at the LSU Burden Center and the Director of the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens. His education and background experience have been centered on whole plant physiology, with research focused on herbaceous and woody ornamental plant production and landscapes. He has cooperated with numerous scientists on national and international levels. Kuehny has been working on urban forests and water quality of urban watersheds along with teaching many classes in the plant sciences including Introduction to Horticulture, Landscape Management, Urban Landscape Management, Landscape Construction, Herbaceous Plant Materials, Greenhouse Management, Floriculture, Growth and Development of Agricultural Crops. Kuehny is a founding member of the Board of Directors of ACCEPtS (Alliance for Cooperative Course Exchange in the Plant Sciences) since its inception in 2008. This alliance among Louisiana State University, University of Arkansas, Mississippi State University, and Oklahoma State University aims to share online undergraduate and graduate courses related to landscape and botany. Kuehny holds a PhD in Plants Sciences from Oklahoma State University and an MS from North Carolina State University.