PhD in
Ph.D. in Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences with Horticulture Concentration University of Arkansas Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
Scholarships
Explore scholarship opportunities to help fund your studies
Introduction
The Ph.D. degree in Plant Science is administered jointly with the Department of Plant Pathology. The Ph.D. program takes three to four years and requires original research and the development of new knowledge.
Horticultural research at the University of Arkansas includes:
- Genetics, breeding, and cultivar development of fruit and vegetable crops
- Genetics, breeding, and cultivar development of ornamental crops and turfgrasses
- Physiology and culture of fruit, vegetable, and ornamental crops
- Physiology and management of turfgrasses
- Biotechnology
- Sustainable landscape management and design