HORTICULTURE Minor

Program Coordinator: Bob Pohlad
Phone Number: (540) 365-4367
e-mail:bpohlad@ferrum.edu

Horticulture is an important and growing part of modern civilization. This discipline concerns intensive plant production, including fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, turf, shade trees, flowers, and a wider array of specialized plants. The practice of horticulture enriches most human lives, directly through nutrition and aesthetics, and a large number through income generation as horticultural producers and their suppliers and service agents. This minor is a good option for students who have a strong interest in Horticulture but wish to major in another subject.

Faculty:

George Byrd
Associate Professor of Agriculture
Ph.D., University of Georgia
(540) 365-4378
gbyrd@ferrum.edu

Bob R. Pohlad
Professor of Biology and Horticulture
Ph.D., University of Georgia
(540) 365-4367
bpohlad@ferrum.edu

Required Courses:
BIO 202 Plant Science
HOR 219 Intro. to Horticulture
(12 credits in Horticulture, with at least 9 from 300-400 level)

Prerequisite Distribution Courses:
BIO 101 General Biology