The Department of Plant Production was established in September 1990. The Department offers undergraduate and graduate programs leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Plant Production and Master's of Science in two specializations: Horticulture and Crop Science and Plant Protection. ​ Faculty members in our Department have a wide spectrum of specialties and research and teaching interests. Areas of expertise include the following: agronomy and crop sciences, plant breeding and genetics, plant biology and physiology, plant biotechnology, horticultural sciences (vegetables, fruit trees, floriculture and landscaping), plant pathology, applied entomology, beekeeping, weed science, plant Ecology, agricultural mechanization, agricultural economics and agri-business management and agricultural extension and technology transfer.