B.S. in Horticulture, Plant and Soil Science

B.S. in Biotechnology

M.S. in Plant and Soil Science

Ph.D. in Crop Science

Ph.D. in Plant Physiology/Biochemistry/Molecular Biology

Class Information

Syllabi, plant lists, information for students

Scholarship information

Graduate research assistantships

Extracurricular

Student Activities     Horticulture Club

Facilities

UK Arboretum   Teaching greenhouses   UK Horticulture Research Farm

B.S. in Horticulture, Plant and Soil Science - The Department of Horticulture offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture, Plant and Soil Science with an emphasis in Horticultural Science or Horticulture Enterprise Management. The Plant and Soil Science degree program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed for a career in the production and management of plants and soils for food, fiber, forage, oil, recreation, landscaping and the enhancement of the human environment. Graduates have the technical and scientific skills as well as the communication, computational, leadership, and interpersonal capabilities necessary to function effectively as professionals. Careers are as diverse as they are challenging. Each Area of Emphasis prepares graduates for specific professional opportunities.

B.S. in Biotechnology The Department participates in a College of Agriculture B.S. program in biotechnology. Agricultural biotechnology encompasses cellular and molecular approaches to the manipulation and improvement of agricultural plants, animals and microorganisms, and the control of agricultural pests and diseases. The primary purpose of the baccalaureate degree program in Agricultural Biotechnology is to train students in modern cellular and molecular biology and genetic engineering. Students will be provided with a firm foundation in the principles of genetics and molecular biology of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Each student will then specialize in an area appropriate to his or her interest and career objectives, including: microbial, fungal, plant, insect and mammalian biotechnology.

M.S. in Plant and Soil Science - The Horticulture Department, in conjunction with the Department of Agronomy, offers a master's degree program in Plant and Soil Science with an emphasis in one of the following areas: Crop Science, Horticultural Science, Plant Physiology, or Soil Science.

Ph.D. in Crop Science - The interdepartmental Crop Science graduate program offers graduate work leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree with areas in plant breeding and genetics, crop physiology and management, turf science, cellular and molecular genetics, seed science and technology and weed science. Faculty are from the Departments of Agronomy, Forestry and Horticulture in the College of Agriculture. Work leading to advanced degrees must conform to the general rules and regulations of the Graduate School. Crop Science faculty also participate in the interdepartmental Plant and Soil Science graduate program which offers programs of study leading to the Master of Science degree.

Ph.D. in Plant Physiology/Biochemistry/Molecular Biology - This University-wide, interdepartmental graduate program offers a plan of study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree. The aim of this program is to aid students in developing a high degree of excellence in plant physiology/biochemistry/molecular biology. Faculty members of the program are from the Thomas Hunt Morgan School of Biological Science in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Departments of Agronomy, Forestry, Horticulture, and Plant Pathology in the College of Agriculture. Areas of research pursued by the faculty members include stress physiology and biochemistry, metabolism and roles of secondary products in disease resistance, biochemical and molecular basis of disease resistance, and biochemistry of photosynthesis and photorespiration, physiology of crop yield, senescence, regulation of gene expression, physiology of stress and population genetics in forest species, mineral nutrition and ion transport, allopathy, plant morphogenesis in tissue culture, and genetic transformation of plants.

Student Activities

Members of the Horticulture Club participate in many activities during the academic year. Activities include hosting industry and faculty speakers, participation in intercollegiate competitions, out-of-state tours, picnics and other social outings. Students who join the Hort Club have the opportunity to earn all or part of their expenses on tours. The Club has traveled to Europe and China in recent years, and has a trip to New Zealand scheduled in 2001.

Facilities

The University of Kentucky Arboretum consists of 100 acres and includes demonstration gardens and a 2.1-mile "Walk Across Kentucky," which represents the various ecosystems found in the state.

Construction was recently completed on three new teaching greenhouses on campus.

The UK Horticulture Research Farm is located 5 miles south of campus.

Send mail to cgcass0@uky.edu with questions about this site.

This site was last updated on November 6, 2007