Agricultural University shoulders the heavy responsibility of cultivating agricultural professional and technical personnel, including plant production, grassland science, forest resources science, environmental ecology, animal production science, animal and plant medicine, aquatic science and other disciplines. According to the statistics published by the State Council Academic Degrees Office, bachelor of agriculture, master of agriculture and doctor of agriculture account for 4.08%, 2.89% and 4. 19% respectively.
According to the statistics of doctoral tutors published by the Department of College Students of the Ministry of Education, among the 40 1 100 doctoral tutors in colleges and universities in China, 2 163 are doctoral tutors in agriculture, accounting for 5.39% of the total number of doctoral tutors. In 2007, there were 150 universities specializing in agriculture.
Take plant nutrition as an example:
Plant nutrition is a subject that studies the absorption, transportation, transformation and utilization of nutrients by plants, as well as the exchange of nutrients and energy between plants and the external environment. The purpose is to increase crop yield and improve product quality.
The main task of plant nutrition is to clarify the specific process of nutrient exchange and energy exchange between plants and the external environment, as well as the laws of internal nutrient transportation, distribution and energy transformation, and on this basis, to provide sufficient nutrients for plants by applying reasonable fertilizers and create a good nutritional environment.