Horticultural Sciences

Spring 2026

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Course (Credits)	Title	Professor	Semester
HOS5242 (3 credits)	Genetics & Breeding of Vegetable Crops _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Rathinasabapathi	Spring
HOS5330 (2 credits)	Postharvest Technologies for Horticultural Crops _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Sargent Dr. Ritenour	Spring *Annual*
HOS6331 (3 credits)	Postharvest Biology _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. T. Liu Dr. Brecht Dr. Ritenour Dr. Sargent	Spring *Odd years*
HOS6412C (3 credits)	Nutrition of Horticultural Crops _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Nunez	Spring *Annual*
HOS6545 (3 credits)	Advanced Citriculture I _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Vincent	Fall *Odd years*
HOS6905 (1-8 credits)	Problems in Horticultural Science _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6910 (1-5 credits) S/U	Supervised Research _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6931 (1 credit)	Horticultural Science Seminar _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. CA. Chase	Spring *Annual*
HOS6932 (4 credits)	Plant Biochemistry _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Koch (Coordinator) Dr. McCarty Dr. Rathinasabapathi	Spring *Annual*
HOS6932 (3 credits)	Advanced Horticultural Physiology _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Folta	Spring *Annual*
HOS6932 (3 credits)	Greenhouse and Protected Agriculture _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Quezada	Spring *Even years*
HOS6932 (3 credits)	Survey of Breeding Tools and Methods _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Munoz (Coordinator) Dr. Ferrao (Coordinator) Dr. Wang Dr. Lee Dr. Costa-Neto Dr. Rios Dr. Begcy	Spring *Annual*
HOS6932 (1-8 credits)	Topics _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6940 (1-5 credits)	Supervised Teaching _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6941 (2-8 credits)	Practicum in Horticultural Science _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6971 (1-15 credits) S/U	Research for Master's Thesis _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS7979 (1-12 credits)	Advanced Research _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS7980 (1-15 credits) S/U	Research for Doctoral Dissertation _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
PCB6528 (3 credits)	Plant Cellular and Developmental Biology _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Basset	Spring *Annual*
WDS6005 (3 credits)	Weed Management for Organic and Sustainable Cropping Systems _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Chase	Spring *Even years*

Summer 2026

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Course (Credits)	Title	Professor	Semester
HOS5555 (3 credits)	Tropical Fruit Production and Research _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Crane	Summer *Even years*
HOS5711 (3 credits)	Phytochemicals in Food and Health _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Rathinasabapathi	Summer *Even years*
HOS6905 (1-8 credits)	Problems in Horticultural Science _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6910 (1-5 credits) S/U	Supervised Research _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6932 (1-8 credits)	Topics _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6940 (1-5 credits)	Supervised Teaching _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6941 (2-8 credits)	Practicum in Horticultural Science _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6971 (1-15 credits) S/U	Research for Masters Thesis _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS7979 (1-12 credits)	Advanced Research _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS7980 (1-15 credits) S/U	Research for Doctoral Dissertation _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*

Fall 2025

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Course	Title	Instructor	Semester
HOS5085C (3 credits)	Principles of Postharvest Horticulture _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Brecht	Fall *Even years*
HOS6201 (3 credits)	Breeding Perennial Cultivars _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Chaparro	Fall *Odd years*
HOS6236 (3 credits)	Molecular Marker Assisted Plant Breeding _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Resende Dr. Ferrao	Fall *Odd years*
HOS6307 (3 credits)	Horticultural Physiology	Dr. Nunez	Fall *Annual*
HOS6345 (4 credits)	Environmental Physiology of Plants _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Koch	Fall *Even years*
HOS6355 (3 credits)	Root Rhizoshere Ecology _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Rossi	Fall *Annual*
HOS6545 (3 credits)	Advanced Citriculture I _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Vincent	Fall *Odd years*
HOS6905 (1-8 credits)	Problems in Horticultural Science _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6910 (1-5 credits) S/U	Supervised Research _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6932 (1 credits)	Concepts of artificial intelligence for plant scientists _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Messina	Fall *Annual*
HOS6932 (3 credits)	Commercial Vegetable Production	Dr. Rathinasabapathi	Fall *Annual*
HOS6932 (3 credits)	Advances in Plant Synthetic Biology	Dr. Voiniciuc (Coordinator) Dr. Hanson Dr. Edmar	Fall *Annual*
HOS6932 (1 credit)	Proposal Preparation	Dr. Vallejos	Fall *Annual*
HOS6932 (1 credit)	Professional Development for Plant Breeders _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Munoz	Fall *Annual*
HOS6932 (1-8 credits)	Special Topics _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6934 (1 credit)	Professional Seminar Preparation	Dr. Huo (Instructor) Dr. Munoz (Instructor) Anisa Khalid (Assistant) Gonzalo Prieto (Assistant)	Fall *Annual*
HOS6940 (1-5 credits)	Supervised Teaching _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6941 (2-8 credits)	Practicum in Horticultural Science _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6971 (1-15 credits) S/U	Research for Master's Thesis _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS7979 (1-12 credits)	Advanced Research _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS7980 (1-15 credits) S/U	Research for Doctoral Dissertation _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
PCB5065 (3 credits)	Advanced Genetics _{Note: Syllabus will be updated by instructor.}	Dr. Hannah (Coordinator) Dr. Gabriel (Plant Path.) Dr. Kirst (SFRC) Dr. McCarty Dr. Resende	Fall *Annual*