Plant Breeding & Genetics

The Plant Breeding & Genetics program of study allows students to explore an exciting and rapidly changing field. Courses in genetics and molecular biology give students a strong foundation in basic science. In addition, the Department offers multiple plant-breeding courses and several courses focused on horticultural plants. The Horticultural Science faculty include plant breeders whose work develops new varieties of fruits (including the Honeycrisp apple), vegetables, ornamental plants, flowers, and turfgrass. Plant Breeding & Genetics is designed to prepare students for graduate school or careers in research and development of horticultural crops.

The video below features undergraduate Ross Peterson, a junior studying Plant Breeding & Genetics.

• HORT 3090 – Directed Studies
• HORT 4141W – Nursery Management
• HORT 4401 – Plant Genetics and Breeding
  or HORT 4071W – Applications of Biotechnology to Plant Improvement
• HORT 5007 – Advanced Plant Propagation
• BIOL 4003 – Genetics
  or GCD 3022 – Genetics
• GCD 4015 Genetics Laboratory
• PBIO 5514 – Plant Molecular Genetics and Development
  or PBIO 4516W – Plant Cell Biology
  or GCD 5036 – Molecular Cell Biology
• STAT 3021 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
  or STAT 5021 Statistical Analysis
  or AGRO 5121 – Applied Experimental Design