Graduate Degree Programs
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Graduate
Programs in Horticulture
- Explore the world of cultivated plants and their dynamic responses to the environment.
- Develop strategies to optimize horticultural practices and biotechnology.
- Probe the nutritional and psychological interdependence among people, plants, and gardens.
Master of Science in Landscape Architecture
- Explore the landscapes of the Northern Rocky Mountain Bioregion.
- Critical investigation, research, and scholarship in geographical, biophysical, and cultural landscape dynamics
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Graduate School 2010 Travel Grant Program
Graduate Research Assistantships available
Horticulture Ph.D. or M.S. in the sweet cherry breeding and genetics program in central Washington to work on various research projects of importance to the tree fruit industry. Contact Dr. Nnadozie Oraguzie at WSU’s Irrigated Agriculture Research & Extension Center, Prosser. Posted 10/02/09.
Horticulture Ph.D. to conduct research in sweet cherry physiology in central Washington, with an emphasis on novel high efficiency orchard systems, mechanization of harvest, and fruit quality, with flexibility to include components of engineering/automation, postharvest physiology, economic analyses, and/or genetics/genomics. Contact Dr. Matthew Whiting at WSU’s Irrigated Agriculture Research & Extension Center, Prosser. Posted 09/21/09.
Horticulture Ph.D. for the project, Biodegradable Mulches for Specialty Crops Produced under Protective Covers, to investigate production efficiency, productivity, and profitability of tomato, lettuce and strawberry grown in high-tunnel and biodegradable mulch systems in northwestern Washington. Contact Dr. Carol Miles at WSU’s Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center, Mt. Vernon. Posted 09/17/09.
Horticulture Ph.D. for several possible projects, depending upon applicant interest, in the Apple Breeding Program located in north-central Washington. Contact Dr. Kate Evans at WSU’s Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center, Wenatchee. Posted 09/17/09.