Rate My Professor Jared Barnes

Dr. Jared Barnes serves as Associate Professor of Horticulture in the Department of Agriculture within Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, where he has been on faculty for ten years. He holds a Ph.D. in Horticulture from North Carolina State University (2013), with a dissertation entitled “Quantifying the Factors that Influence Root Substrate pH,” a Master of Science in Horticultural Science from the same university, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Tennessee at Martin. Dr. Barnes’ research and teaching focus on crop science, fruit and vegetable production, nursery management, plant breeding, southern perennials, and the ecology and cultivation of designed herbaceous plant communities. As Plantery Manager since 2016 and faculty advisor for SFA’s Horticulture Club, he oversees the student botanic garden and fosters hands-on learning opportunities for students in practical horticulture.

Dr. Barnes has received numerous awards for his excellence in teaching and contributions to horticulture, including the 2021 Teaching Excellence Award from Stephen F. Austin State University, the Perennial Plant Association’s 2019 Academic Award, the 2016 Young Professional of the Year from the Perennial Plant Association, the GPN 2016 Class of 40 Under 40, the 2017 Sustainability Award from Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful, and the 2015 Kenneth Post Award for “Statistical Model for Predicting Macronutrient Impacts on Container Substrate pH Over Time.” His publication record includes 23 research outputs, with key peer-reviewed articles such as “Modeling Impact of Nitrogen Carrier and Concentration on Root Substrate pH” (Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2017, co-authored with P. Nelson, D. Hesterberg, W. Shi, and B. Whipker), “Nutrient Disorders of Dianthus ‘Bouquet Purple’” (Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2016, with B. Whipker, I. McCall, and J. Frantz), and several characterizations of nutrient disorders in ornamental plants including Abutilon, Dahlia, Fuchsia, and Senecio (Acta Horticulturae, 2015). He has obtained grants from the Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation and SFA’s research offices for herbaceous ornamental and edible plant trials. Featured in The New York Times and lifestyle magazines, Dr. Barnes extends his influence in academic and public horticulture.