faculty of horticultural science

FACULTY OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE

The history of the University begins in The history of the University begins in 1853, when Dr. Ferenc E1853, when Dr. Ferenc ENTZNTZ, a , a medical doctor, established the medical doctor, established the School for Practical Gardening. School for Practical Gardening.

The school came to its present The school came to its present location in 1876. location in 1876.

In 1894, it was raised to the rank of In 1894, it was raised to the rank of Royal School of Horticulture, with Royal School of Horticulture, with three years of training.three years of training.

HHISTORY OF HORTICULTURAL ISTORY OF HORTICULTURAL EDUCATIONEDUCATION

Faculty of Horticultural Sciences

Faculty of Horticultural Sciences

D. of Botany and Soroksár Botanical Garden

D. of Mathematics & InformaticsD. of Genetics & Plant BreedingD. of Plant Biology and Plant Biochemistry

D. of PomologyD. of ViticultureD. of Floriculture & DendrologyD. of Medicinal & Aromatic PlantsD. of Vegetable & Mushroom Growing

D. of Ecological & Sustainable Production Systems

D. of EntomologyD. of Farm Management & MarketingTechnical DepartmentD. of Plant PathologyD. of Soil Science & Water Management

There are 15 Departments of the Faculty

Faculty of Horticultural Science

Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Department of Department of Botany and Soroksár Botanical GardenBotany and Soroksár Botanical Garden 11

Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Department of Department of Mathematics and InformaticsMathematics and Informatics 22

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Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Department of Department of Genetics and Plant BreedingGenetics and Plant Breeding 33


Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Department of Department of Plant Biology and Plant BiochemistryPlant Biology and Plant Biochemistry 44


Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Department of Department of PomologyPomology 55


Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Department of Department of ViticultureViticulture 66


Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Department of Department of Floriculture and DendrologyFloriculture and Dendrology 77


Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Department of Department of Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsMedicinal and Aromatic Plants 88


Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Department of Department of Vegetable and Mushroom GrowingVegetable and Mushroom Growing 99


Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — D. of D. of Ecological & Sustainable Production SystemsEcological & Sustainable Production Systems 1010


Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Department of Department of EntomologyEntomology 1111


Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Department of Department of Farm Management and MarketingFarm Management and Marketing 1212


Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Technical Technical DepartmentDepartment 1313


Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Department of Department of Plant PathologyPlant Pathology 1414


Departments of the Faculty — Departments of the Faculty — Department of Department of Soil Science and Water ManagementSoil Science and Water Management 1515


HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN HUNGARY

PhD study6 semesters

Master of Science(2)–4 semesters

Bachelor of Science6–7 semesters

Post-secondary education

Secondary scools

Doctoral degree

Postgraduate degree

Graduate degree


Education programs at the Faculty (2007/2008)

Traditional

Horticultural Engineer – academic (10 semesters, 300 credits)

– last started in 2005Horticultural Engineer – practical (6 semesters, 180 credits)

– last started in 2004 PhD programs in Horticulture and Biology

– continuous


„Bologna-type”

I. Bacelor of Science (7 semesters, 180 credits + 30 credits practicum)

• BSc Horticulture

– running• BSc Agricultural Informatics and Rural Administration

– running• BSc Environmental Management

– running

II. Master of Science (4 semesters, 120 credits)

• MSc Horticulture – (joint degree coming soon) – starting from 2008

• MSc Plant Medicine – running• MSc Agricultural Biotechnology – starting from

2008• Planned: MSc Ornamentals and Greenspace – starting from

2009• MSc Agricultural Informatics – in

preparationFaculty of Horticultural Science

PhD studies Organised 3 year

program50–60 PhD students in 3

years (~ half state

sponsored)Credit system


International relations:

• CEEPUS (Central European Cooperation): 11 partners

• Socrates Erasmus – more than 30 partner universities

• Former Leonardo Practical Programs: 6–8 partners

• Erasmus Mundus: in preparationStudent and stuff mobility is growing.

Language of study: courses in English and German preparation of full programs in English


English courses

Bases of environment oriented horticultural productionApplied Entomology Biology, Active Compounds and Utilisation of Medicinal PlantsCultivation and Processing of Medicinal PlantsClassical and Molecular Genetics Plant BreedingRecombinant DNA Techniques in Plant SystemsCultivation of Open-ground and Protected Ornamental PlantsEcological Farming Excerpts from Hungarian HorticultureSoil Science and Plant NutritionMarketingPlant Ecology Plant Stress PhysiologyPlant VirologyPomologyPrinciples and Practices of Tree Fruit Propagation and Nursery Resources ViticultureTechniques in Fruit and Field Vegetable Production


Resarch Potential of the Faculty

• Analytical–chemical, biotechnological laboratories

• Equipments for investigation of active materials of plants, hormones, enzimes, nucleic acids, climatological and edafic parameters, plant anatomy, etc.

• Growth chambers (phytotrons)

• Greenhouses and open field research areas

• Genebank resources of horticultual species

• Specialised staff


Main research areas at the FacultyMain research areas at the Faculty screening and breeding of varieties by traditional and

molecular breeding technics biochemical and genetical studies on plant stress

reactions in vitro and in vivo (enzymes, defence molecules, resistant germplasm)

development and improvement of environment friendly horticultural technologies (integrated pest managment,

ecological farming) studies on biologically active compounds (antioxidants,

essential oils, sacharids),distribution, production and optimalisation in plants)


Some further research topics

Virus genetics and characterisation, plant-pathogen interactions

Introduction of indigenous wild plants (ornamentals, medicinal plants into agriculture

Optimal nutrition of horticultural crops Studies of the consequences of global climatic

changes (mathematical modelling, microclimate in plant stands, phenology of insects.)

Development of micropropagation technics New analytical methods for the detection and

quantification of active molecules in plants


Experimental and Experimental and Research FarmResearch Farm


Experimental and Research Farm — Experimental and Research Farm — SectorsSectors

Ornamental plant growing and nursery

Medicinal plant growing Fruit growing and nursery Plant breeding Field crops Supplementary plant growing Organic farming Viticulture Vegetable Growing


Experimental and Research Farm — Experimental and Research Farm — Sector of Sector of Ornamental plant growing and nurseryOrnamental plant growing and nursery 11

Since 1963 this sector is a main base of research and education on more than 30 hectars. It has a continuously widening range of conifer collection (550 taxa), broad leaved and shrub collection (530 taxa), perennial and peony collection (63 taxa), and there are propagation and growing experiments on 3 ha nursery.

Main fundamental research areas: Morphology and phenology, rooting and grafting soldering, gene reservation and stress tolerance.


Experimental and Research Farm — Experimental and Research Farm — Sector of Sector of Medicinal plant growingMedicinal plant growing 22


Experimental and Research Farm — Experimental and Research Farm — Sector of Sector of Fruit Fruit growing and nurserygrowing and nursery 33


Experimental and Research Farm — Experimental and Research Farm — Sector of Sector of Plant Plant breedingbreeding 44


Experimental and Research Farm — Experimental and Research Farm — Sector of Sector of Field Field cropscrops 55


Experimental and Research Farm — Experimental and Research Farm — Sector of Sector of Supplementary plant growingSupplementary plant growing 66


Experimental and Research Farm — Experimental and Research Farm — Sector of Sector of Organic farmingOrganic farming 77


Experimental and Research Farm — Experimental and Research Farm — Sector of Sector of ViticultureViticulture 88


Experimental and Research Farm — Experimental and Research Farm — Sector of Sector of Vegetable growingVegetable growing 99


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