Qualitative Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Horticulture Research and Extension at MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center

Authors

• Benedict Posadas, Mississippi State University
• Patricia Knight, Mississippi State University
• Eric T. Stafne, Mississippi State UniversityFollow
• Christine Coker, Mississippi State University
• Eugene Blythe, Auburn University
• Gary Bachman, Mississippi State University
• James DelPrince, Mississippi State University
• Scott Langlois, Mississippi State University

ORCID

Posadas: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9259-0698; Blythe: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2408-2162

MSU Affiliation

Extension Service (MSUES); Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES); Coastal Research and Extension Center; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Department of Plant and Soil Sciences

Creation Date

2026-06-30

Abstract

This paper summarizes opinions on the economic impacts of horticulture research and extension at the Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center. More than 8400 horticulture producers, master gardeners, research and extension staff, and nonprofit organizations participated in horticulture events during the last five years. Qualitative assessments of horticulture research and extension performed by the faculty and staff were solicited during voluntary surveys.

Publication Date

12-15-2020

Publication Title

Horticulturae

Publisher

MDPI

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Rights

© 2020 by the authors

Recommended Citation

Posadas, B., Knight, P., Stafne, E., Coker, C., Blythe, E., Bachman, G., DelPrince, J., & Langlois, S. (2020). Qualitative Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Horticulture Research and Extension at MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center. Horticulturae, 6(4), 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae6040106