Department of Horticulture

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Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Safina Naz
Departmental Student Advisor: Dr. Hasan Sardar
Departmental Examination Incharge: Prof. Dr. Safina Naz

Faculty

Prof. Dr. Aamir Nawaz	Professor
Prof. Dr. Safina Naz	Professor
Prof. Dr. Sajjad Hussain	Professor
Dr. Shaghef Ejaz	Associate Professor
Mr. Farrukh Naveed	Assistant Professor
Dr. Sakeena Tul Ain Haider	Assistant Professor
Dr. Hasan Sardar	Assistant Professor
Dr. Sajid Ali	Assistant Professor

Introduction

Although the discipline of Horticulture was included in the University College of Agriculture since its establishment in 1989, however, a separate Department of Food and Horticultural Sciences was established in April 2009. After about 1½ year in December 2010, the Department was separated into two independent departments namely Department of Food Science &Technology and Department of Horticulture.

The Department has highly qualified subject experts holding Ph.D. and Post-Doc in their research areas and are among the most active researchers of the University. The Department has its independent academic block furnished with air-conditioned digital classrooms to provide conducive learning environment to the students. The Department has its own library having recent editions of international published books, research journals and periodicals of Horticulture.

The Department has undergraduate and postgraduate laboratories equipped with high-tech and latest instruments. Besides, the Department also has tissue culture lab, cold storage facility, mushroom growth room, environmental growth chamber, hydroponic units, seed library, essential oil extraction systems etc. For field research and practical work, there are fruit and ornamental nurseries, cultivable area to conduct research on vegetables and ornamentals and fruit orchards including citrus, mango, jujube, guava, jamun, olive and peach orchards.

Programs Offered

The following programs are being offered:

B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture	Undergraduate Program
Eligibility: F.Sc. (Pre-Medical) Merit Determination: The merit will be determined according to the criteria laid down by the University.
M.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture	Graduate (MS) Program
Eligibility: B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture with Horticulture as a major subject Merit Determination: The merit will be determined according to the criteria laid down by the University.
Ph.D. Horticulture	Graduate (PhD) Program
Eligibility: An applicant seeking admission to Ph.D. in Horticulture must fulfill the following eligibility requirements: a) He/she should have passed the M.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture or equivalent qualification, with minimum CGPA of 3.0 from a recognized university. b) International GRE (Subject) or any other test arranged or conducted by the Department/University passed before the admission. c) A Ph.D. scholar is required to complete Department of Horticulture course work of up to 18 credit hours and must qualify. d) All applicants have to fulfill the conditions laid by the HEC from time to time. Merit Determination: According to the University policy.