A program that focuses on the scientific principles related to the cultivation of garden and ornamental plants, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and landscape and nursery crops. Includes instruction in specific types of plants, such as citrus; breeding horticultural varieties; physiology of horticultural species; and the scientific management of horticultural plant development and production through the life cycle.
Careers and Jobs:
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Soil and Plant Scientists