Horticulture majors mainly study genetics, biostatistics and experimental design, horticultural crop cultivation, horticultural crop breeding, horticultural plant biotechnology, horticultural product storage and marketing, and horticultural product marketing.

This major cultivates horticultural compound talents with relatively complete knowledge system of modern biological sciences, extensive basic theoretical knowledge of horticulture and solid and skilled basic skills, who can engage in modern horticultural production, science and technology popularization, industrial development, management, teaching and scientific research in fruit trees, vegetables, ornamental horticulture, facility horticulture and other related fields, and have wide adaptability and certain professional expertise.

2. What are the employment directions of horticulture major?

Large enterprises and institutions have their own greening management departments.

Landscape teaching and research institutions: engaged in landscape education and research.

Landscape supervision: engaged in landscape engineering supervision.

Parks and Scenic Area Management Office: engaged in garden supervision and management.