Department of Horticulture

Department of Horticulture is a unique department of attributes and legacy which passes on the knowledge, science and skill of horticultural crop production to the students. Since its reorganization as an academic department in 1996, the department has been focusing on the production of qualified horticulturists who are ready for the job market or advanced learning. It is the department with laboratory facilities for plant tissue culture in Yezin Agricultural University. Under the assistance of YAU-JICA TCP, Department of Horticulture acquired many modern laboratory facility and equipment that empower research capacity of both the department and the students.

Vision

• Horticulture as a major discipline for food and nutritional security, and horticulturists as safe and healthy food producers and nature maintainers.

Mission

• To produce the graduates who are well equipped with theoretical and technical expertise
• To provide production technology of clean horticultural crops of high nutritive and economic value
• To preserve natural environment and enhance ecological community

Functions

• Teaching
• Research
• Extension

Research program

Scope of research in the Department of Horticulture covers Production and Management, Physiology, Postharvest Technology, Biodiversity and Germplasm Conservation, Plant Tissue Culture, and Landscape Study and Survey. Special Research Project of the graduating undergrad students, Thesis Research of graduate students, departmental research under government financial support as well as in collaboration with private companies and non-governmental organizations are carried out as the major research activities of Department of Horticulture.

Department of Horticulture has its major activities in

• the collection of indigenous vegetables, indigenous orchids, indoor plants and ornamentals, fruit trees, horticultural crop seeds and Myanmar mango varieties from different parts of Myanmar
• the study of cultural practices of selected crops, on-farm horticultural crop production of local growers
• the presentation and report of crop study trip, literature reviewing on selected topics and experimental findings