可持续植物系统科学学士学位

可持续植物系统分为五个专业领域：农业生态学，农学，园艺，植物生物科学和草皮科学。随着人口的不断增长，在保护环境和生态系统的同时，越来越需要限制我们对进口的依赖。这些学科中的每一个在为世界提供食物，娱乐和休闲以及改善环境方面发挥着特殊作用。农业生态学着重于在作物生产中理解和运用生态学原理，以整合自然的生物周期和控制，有效利用资源，提高环境质量和增加生物多样性。农学是将生物，化学和物理原理应用于农作物和农作物系统，以提高其将轻质和补充性资源转化为食品，饲料和纤维产品的效率。在学习物理和生物学因素之间的相互关系
Sustainable plant systems is broken down into five areas of specialization: agroecology, agronomy, horticulture, plant biosciences and turfgrass science. As the population continues to expand, there is an increasing need to limit our reliance upon imports while protecting the environment and ecosystem. Each of these disciplines play a special role in providing the world with plants for food, pleasure and recreation, and environmental improvement. Agroecology focuses on understanding and applying ecological principles in crop production to integrate natural biological cycles and controls, make efficient use of resources, enhance environmental quality, and increase biodiversity. Agronomy is the application of biological, chemical and physical principles to crops and cropping systems to increase their efficiency in converting light and supplemental resources into food, feed and fiber products. Students learn to effectively regulate crop productivity through management decisions as they study the interrelationships among physical and biological factors. Horticulture is the application of scientific principles to grow vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants as well as business principles to sell the commodities. Horticulture professionals must know many different kinds of plants and their basic characteristics: scientific and common names and how they grow, develop, reproduce and adapt to different environments. Using this knowledge they create growing conditions specific for a plant to have optimal growth and yield and reduce potential problems such as pests and diseases. Plant biosciences is the study of plant form and function, diversity, reproduction, evolution and uses. Turfgrass science is an integrated program that studies the grasses used to enhance our environment. Turf reduces glare, noise, air pollution, heat buildup and visual pollution, provides recreational benefits to outdoor sporting events such as golf, football, baseball and soccer, and creates an aesthetically attractive surrounding for homes, buildings and cities. Students learn to manage and maintain turf as they gain knowledge in plant biology, soil and turfgrass science.