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In the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, we empower students to connect with people, cultivate ideas, discover new opportunities and acquire the skills necessary to feed and enrich the lives of a growing global population.

Undergraduate Programs

Plant and Landscape Systems Major

Plant and Landscape Systems Major

The Plant and Landscape Systems major aims to educate and develop professionals to design and manage complex horticultural, landscape and turfgrass systems. The three primary options are horticulture, landscape design and management, and turfgrass science and management.

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Agronomy Major

Agronomy Major

The Agronomy Major provides specialization in managing field crop systems and includes learning experiences in crop and soil management, plant genetics and physiology.

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Plant Biology Major

Plant Biology Major

The plant biology major is for students who want to explore plants at every level – molecular, cellular, the entire plant and ecologically.

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Our Graduate Programs

Graduate Program Specializations

Plant Breeding and Genetics

Wheat

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Crop Physiology and Production

wheat harvest

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Soil and Water Science

Soil health

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Range, Forage and Turfgrass

Forage

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Weed Science


Weeds

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CONTACT US

Lisa Hilfiker

Lisa Hilfiker

Graduate Program Coordinator

lisa.hilfiker@unl.edu
402-472-8393 
202 Keim Hall, East Campus

Anne Streich

Anne Streich

PLAS Undergraduate Adviser

astreich2@unl.edu
402-472-1640
362D Plant Sciences Hall, East Campus
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Meghan Sindelar

Meghan Sindelar

Agronomy Undergraduate Adviser

msindelar3@unl.edu
402-472-1740
377N Plant Sciences Hall, East Campus
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Christian Elowsky

Christian Elowsky

Plant Biology Undergraduate Adviser

celowsky@unl.edu
402-472-2848
168 Keim Hall, East Campus
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