Horticulture
Message of the Departments HeadAt first I welcome you to the horticulture departments webpage.
Considering the importance of horticulture as the art, science and knowledge of
plant production, our department is eager to embrace the responsibility of educating
the next generation of horticultural scientists to teach in other universities and
research centers of Iran. Due to the aesthetic nature of horticultural science,
it not only fulfills human needs, but also should be considered from its aesthetic
aspect too. Though, human beings can survive without horticultural products, yet
the consumption of an apple or resting on meadow under the shade of a tree can make
life more enjoyable. The use of horticultural products like fruits or vegetables
or the use of them as an ornamental plant in the design of parks and green spaces
plays a significant role in the physical and mental health of the community. Nowadays,
horticultural scientists are trying to introduce high quality fruit and vegetable. HistoryThe Department of Horticulture of TMUs Faculty of Agriculture was founded in 1983 with the admission of master students. Up to now, the department has presented more than 182 master and 44 Ph.D. graduates. The offering of Ph.D. programs by the department dates back to 1992. The departments research facilities include several laboratories, greenhouses, post-harvest rooms, cold store, and research garden for fruit trees and rose gardens. Currently, the Department of Horticulture has several laboratories including: post-harvest and microbiological, genetics and plant breeding and plant physiology. Students of this department work in private laboratories and laboratories of other departments of the universirty. In order to provide the best educational and research services to its graduate and postgraduate students, the Department of Horticulture collaborates with numerous scholars from universities across the country and abroad. Major basic and applied research of the department focuses on four areas of cultivating fruits, herbs, flowers and ornamental plants and vegetables. The research interests of the faculty members include physiology, breeding, biotechnology, post-harvest and plant nutrition. |