Overview

About the program

Studies in this Horticultural Science program at North Carolina State University may be oriented to floriculture, ornamental and landscape horticulture, pomology (fruit crops) or olericulture (vegetables).

A variety of areas for study and research are available: plant physiology, breeding and genetics, herbicide physiology, nutrition, propagation, plant molecular biology and biotechnology, genomics, growth regulators, postharvest physiology, sustainable and organic agriculture, fruits, vegetables, floriculture, woody ornamentals, and landscape horticulture.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Plant Nomenclature
Physiology of Flowering
Environmental Stress Physiology
Application of Genomics to Plant Breeding
Applied Plant-Light Interactions: Light Effects on Crop Yield, Morphology, and Development
Weed Biology
Weed Management Systems
Molecular Biology In Plant Breeding
Pesticide Behavior and Fate In the Environment
Herbicide Behavior In Plants

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 42 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
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Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Raleigh, United States

Disciplines

Horticulture and Crop Science View 32 other PhDs in Horticulture and Crop Science in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

Required

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Other requirements

General requirements

Horticultural Science candidates should have completed course work in physics, mathematics (preferably calculus and statistics), chemistry, biochemistry, soils, plant pathology, genetics, plant physiology, entomology, genomics/bioformatics, botany/plant biology, cellular biology, molecular biology and several courses in horticulture.
Landscape Horticulture candidates should have a complete landscape design background. An applicant deficient in course work may be admitted on a provisional basis until the deficiency is made up.
Applicants must provide the basic Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, three letters of reference, an unofficial transcript for each previous degree, a personal statement and resume/CV.

Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

36020 USD / year

≈ 36020 USD / year
Out-of-State

36020 USD / year

≈ 36020 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11684 USD / year

≈ 11684 USD / year

Living costs

Raleigh

United States

1085 - 1853 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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