Join us and LEARN how to:
- Grow food (fruit and vegetables), grain, fiber and ornamental crops (flowers, trees and shrubs) profitably and sustainably (Agricultural Science & Technology)
- Lead, educate, and participate in the careful stewardship, planning, and artful co-creation of our cultural and natural landscapes (Landscape Architecture)
- Use new cutting-edge technologies in plant molecular biology and genomics and plant breeding to solve crop production challenges in a changing word (Plant Sciences)
- Educate the agricultural and extension educators of the future (Extension Education)
- Reduce chemical use and increase farm profitability and number.
We also offer joint programs in:
Participate in leading RESEARCH and EXTENSION
We strive to allow every student to make a difference in the world by ensuring they gain expertise in an area they are passionate about related to food, grain and fiber production, plant biology, ecology, education and landscape architecture.
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Student Spotlight: PSLA Ph.D. student Hongjin Lu Receives the 2025 3MT Thesis award at campus level.
My name is Hongjin Lu, I'm a second‑year PhD student in Dr. Mengjun Hu's Small Fruit Pathology Lab, my research centers on monitoring fungicide resistance and uncovering novel resistance mechanisms in Botrytis isolates from strawberry fields.
I was the recipient of Leland E. and Catherine B. Scott Award in 2023-2024 academic year.
At the PSLA department, I enjoy a collaborative and supportive environment, with abundant opportunities to present my work and engage in extension outreach. I have gained valuable experience communicating research to growers and the broader community and look forward to applying my knowledge beyond the university setting.
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Alumni Spotlight- From Student to Designer to Faculty at the University of Maryland
Jonathan Gemmell is LARC alumni who is now a faculty in the department. Read more about his career journey how he inspired others.
Interested in sharing your student/alumni experience? Contact us today!
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Alumni Spotlight: From Student to Designer to Faculty at the University of Maryland
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Dr. Rawat and a Group of UMD Researchers Received a Federal Grant to Expedite Wheat Disease Resistance Research
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Landscape Architecture Students came Second Place in the Edmund Bacon Student Competition
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Dr. Christopher Ellis and other Maryland Scientist are Working to Address the Rising Sea Level with Nature based Solution.
