About Us - WELCOME
Welcome to the Department of Horticulture! The mission of the Iowa State University Department of Horticulture is to create and maintain research, teaching, and extension programs and to promote enthusiasm and excitement, for the science, production, and creative utilization of plants for the betterment of Iowans and all humankind. Specifically the Department of Horticulture conducts research and educates citizens in ways that: Provide a firm foundation in the science, skills, and arts fundamental to a proficiency in horticulture through undergraduate and graduate degree programs, improve the quality of human life, enhance the quality of the environment, foster immediate and long term stability, vitality, and growth of horticulture as a key component of economic and rural development in Iowa, improve the quality of horticultural products and services, improve and preserve the safety of horticultural products, advance basic knowledge in the plant sciences, and improve the profitability of horticultural enterprises in Iowa.
The Department of Horticulture offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees and also offers degrees in several interdisciplinary graduate majors.
Please explore the links to the left to learn about the history of the Department of Horticulture, our faculty and their specific research interests, our undergraduate and graduate curricula, our extension programs, ongoing events and news items, and much more.
