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HORTICULTURE

Support the Horticulture Research Institute The  AmericanHort Foundation

Support HRI

tHRIve Web Series

Horticultural Research Institute helps you tHRIve with a new web-based series featuring key research findings. The tHRIve series covers research that is directly funded by HRI as well as research that is federally funded.

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What We Are About

The Horticultural Research Institute, the AmericanHort Foundation, proudly supports scientific research and students for the advancement of the horticultural industry. HRI was established by industry leaders on the premise that no one could better direct needed research to advance horticulture than the very people who work in it, day in and day out.

We stick to that same vision today: we fund and guide horticultural research efforts with the direct input from industry professionals just like you.

Horticultural Research Institute is the horticulture community's research and development organization. Think of it as the strong foundation upon which to build your business.

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SANC - Risk Assessment Tool

The Horticultural Research Institute teamed up with the National Plant Board and USDA to develop a web-based risk assessment (RA) tool. The tool helps growers more easily perform the risk assessment required to participate in SANC. The tool is available, at no cost, to any nursery or greenhouse seeking to improve their processes. Whether or not you choose to pursue SANC certification, the RA process will make you a better grower. 

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What We Are About


The Horticultural Research Institute, the AmericanHort Foundation, proudly supports scientific research and students for the advancement of the horticultural industry. HRI was established by industry leaders on the premise that no one could better direct needed research to advance horticulture than the very people who work in it, day in and day out.

We stick to that same vision today: we fund and guide horticultural research efforts with the direct input from industry professionals just like you.

Horticultural Research Institute is the horticulture community's research and development organization. Think of it as the strong foundation upon which to build your business.

Learn More About HRI
Creates new knowledge, better practices, advances technology,and connects industry with consumers.
Targets critical industries
challenges & opportunities
Funds relevant research
conducted by credible scientists
Leverages millions of dollars for industry research through critical relationships with government agencies and other organizations
Financially supported by thousands of individuals, horticultural businesses, and organizations throughout North America
Provides next gen leaders scholarships to ensure they have access and tools they need

Latest News & Impacts

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By HRI 02 Feb, 2024
The Boxwood Blight Insight Group (BBIG) invites horticulturists, researchers, and plant enthusiasts to join an insightful webinar titled, "In the Lab and the Landscape at the National Arboretum: Boxwood Genomics and AI Solutions for Blight Detection and Protection." This webinar will offer an exploration of the latest boxwood research from the National Arboretum, with a focus on the intersection of boxwood breeding, genomics, and machine learning.
By Dr. Christopher Ranger 10 Oct, 2023
Dr. Christopher Ranger - Research Entomologist·USDA Agricultural Research Service
By Jennifer Gray 13 Sep, 2023
The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the research and scholarship foundation of AmericanHort, extends its congratulations to the inaugural HRI Leadership Academy class for their dedication to personal and professional growth and successful completion of the program. The class spent the past year honing business acumen, building a toolbox of leadership strategies, diving deep into advocacy issues, learning the art of negotiation, and more. Now, as program graduates, they are eager to put the skills learned into practice in their businesses, their communities, and in the industry.
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What We

Have Done

$7.5M

Funds directed to research projects important to trade since 1962


$375K

Awarded in grants, projects, and scholarships in 2018

100

Industry-specific research projects directly funded between 2009 and 2018


23 TRUSTEES

Providing vision, leadership, and fiduciary guidance for the endowment and its programs

$8.5M

Additional funds leveraged in grant procurement anticipated in 2018


70 VOLUNTEERS

From industry and the research community reviewing grant and scholarship applications for efficacy, merit, and return on investment

What We Have Done

$7.5M

Funds directed to research projects important to trade since 1962


$375K

Awarded in grants, projects, and scholarships in 2018

100

Industry-specific research projects directly funded between 2009 and 2018


23 TRUSTEES

Providing vision, leadership, and fiduciary guidance for the endowment and its programs

$8.5M

Additional funds leveraged in grant procurement anticipated in 2018


70 VOLUNTEERS

From industry and the research community reviewing grant and scholarship applications for efficacy, merit, and return on investment

What We

Have Done

$7.5M

Funds directed to research projects important to trade since 1962


$375K

Awarded in grants, projects, and scholarships in 2018

100

Industry-specific research projects directly funded between 2009 and 2018


23 TRUSTEES

Providing vision, leadership, and fiduciary guidance for the endowment and its programs

$8.5M

Additional funds leveraged in grant procurement anticipated in 2018


70 VOLUNTEERS

From industry and the research community reviewing grant and scholarship applications for efficacy, merit, and return on investment

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