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

Colleges and Universities

SAGE Scholars Member Schools that offer Plant Sciences and related majors.

Check out the College Search to see the full list of schools that offer Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields majors.

Careers

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Farm and Home Management Educators Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Soil and Plant Scientists