About Program
Horticulture is composed of four sections including “grape growing and breeding”, “fruit growing and breeding”, ”vegetable growing and breeding” and “ornamental plants” at the Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University. In this program, theoretical and practical education as well as research is provided about the growing, propogation, breeding, biotechnology, physiology and postharvest physiology of a diverse group of plants species including grapes, different fruit and vegetable species and ornamental plants.
Goals
The aim of the program is to give theoretical and practical education on growing, propogation, breeding, seed science, biotechnology, physiology and postharvest physiology of horticultural plants for undergraduates and graduates. The main objective is to provide with the gained ability to apply the knowledge, skills, and technologies to grow intensively produced plants for human food and non-food uses and for personal or social needs. To develop a broad understanding of all the dimensions of the field and to familiarize students with all aspects of horticultural production including plant propagation and cultivation with the aim of improving plant growth, yields, quality, nutritional value, and resistance to insects, diseases, and environmental stresses.
Summary of Program Outcomes
Explains morphology, physiology, biology of grapevines, fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants; contribution of horticultural products to the economy, cultivation, ecological requirements, propogation (seed, seedling, cuttings, layering, grafting, tissue culture), establishment and management of an orchard, breeding, biotechnology, protected cropping, harvest and postharvest physiology as theoretical background information and in practice. Explains and applies conventional and ecological agriculture; may evaluate problems associated with horticultural production, performs research to develop solutions based on scientific approach.