Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, formerly Agronomy and Horticulture, was formed in 1986 from the merging of the Crop and Soil Science department with the Horticulture department.
The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences offers a Master of Science in both Plant and Environmental Science and a Doctor of Philosophy in Plant and Environmental Science. The faculty are experts in a variety of disciplines, including crop physiology, ornamental horticulture, social horticulture, soil science, environmental science, rangeland and desert ecology, plant breeding and genetics, nursery and greenhouse production, molecular biology, turfgrass, and forestry.
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