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Welcome

  • Runshie Xie in front of a floral background. Photo by James DeCamp
    Ph.D. student receives national scholarship
  • Floral Art Class on Jan. 26, 2022. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)
    Cultivating the floral design industry
  • HORT Chile Pepper – Cover Photo
    Is that chile pepper hot or not?

Horticulture encompasses a unique blend of art, science, and technology. The Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences offers two undergraduate and three graduate degrees that prepare students for a myriad of diverse career opportunities.

Our mission is to:

  • Prepare students for careers with a broad base of horticultural knowledge;
  • Develop research-based knowledge for efficient and profitable horticultural production
  • Improve the competitive position of the Texas horticultural industry
  • Increase the quality, variety, and availability of horticultural products
  • Deliver research-based knowledge about the ways horticulture improves our environment and serves as a source of personal enjoyment.

Contact us by phone at: (979) 845-5341
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RSS HortSciences News & Events

  • Pecan Sale 2021
  • Wine Society of Texas NEWS Scholarship winner Cassie Hutcheson
  • November 13, 2020 Pecan Sale
  • A&M horticulture professor grows student engagement with unconventional teaching methods
  • This message is sent on behalf of Dr. Craig Coates, Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Jim Johnson ... a loved member of Horticulture
  • President Young has approved
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