2024-2025 Graduate Catalog
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
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David Wright, Klingbeil Endowed Department Head
Sunish Sehgal, Associate Professor/Graduate Coordinator
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
Raven Precision Agriculture Center 140
605-688-4600 (Department Head, SRPAC 140)
605-688-4450 (Teaching Office, SNP 247)
The department is committed to graduate education in applied and basic plant sciences, as well as to providing experiences in instruction and grant writing towards producing competitive students well-prepared for careers in the plant sciences.
Graduate training includes classroom instruction, seminars designed to hone oral and written skills, and meaningful experience in laboratory and field research techniques. Departmental diversity encourages collaborations among disciplines and research programs that inform graduate training.
The Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science is an integrated department that includes programs in crop production, plant breeding, entomology, plant pathology, soils, GIS, water management, weed science, and biotechnology. The primary goals of the department are to conduct research in the above areas, to disseminate the research to the public, and to help prepare students for quality lives which includes preparation for an occupation in one or more of the below-mentioned disciplines.
Graduate Faculty
Shaukat Ali, Professor Emeritus
Gazala Ameen, Assistant Professor
John Ball, Professor
Bruce Bleakley, Professor
Arvid Boe, Professor
Rhoda L Burrows, Professor
Melanie Caffe, Associate Professor
C. Gregg Carlson, Professor Emeritus
Jiyul Chang, Lecturer
Jason Clark, Associate Professor
David Clay, South Dakota Corn Endowed Chair in Precision Agriculture and Distinguished Professor
Sharon Clay, Distinguished Professor Emerita
Thomas DeSutter, Adjunct Professor
Anne Fennell, Distinguished Professor
Bryan W. French, Adjunct
Billy Fuller, Professor Emeritus
Hani Ghosheh, Lecturer
Karl D. Glover, Professor
Jose Luis Gonzalez-Hernandez, Professor
Christopher Graham, Associate Professor
Xingyou Gu, Professor
Louis S. Hesler, Adjunct
Paul J. Johnson, Professor Emeritus
Eric Jones, Assistant Professor
Péter Kovács, Associate Professor
Sandeep Kumar, Associate Professor
Kristine Lang, Assistant Professor
Marie Langham, Adjunct
Michael Lehman, Adjunct
Wanlong Li, Professor
Douglas Malo, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Thandiwe Nleya, Professor
Shannon Osborne, Adjunct
Kristopher Osterloh, Assistant Professor
Cheryl Reese, Senior Lecturer
Walter Riedell, Adjunct
Sharon Schneider, Adjunct
Sunish Sehgal, Associate Professor
Peter Sexton, Associate Professor
Madalyn Shires, Assistant Professor
Shyam Solanki, Assistant Professor
Senthil Subramanian, Professor
E. Brent Turnipseed, Professor Emeritus
Adam Varenhorst, Associate Professor
Shaina Westhoff, Lecturer
David L. Wright, Klingbeil Endowed Department Head and Professor
Sutie Xu, Assistant Professor
Programs
Master’s Degrees
Doctoral Degrees
Certificates
Facilities and Services
The department is housed in seven buildings across campus. These buildings provide research and teaching laboratories, greenhouses, seed house facilities and access to the functional genomics core facility. The on and off-campus facilities also include the SDSU Seed Testing Laboratory, SDSU Plant Diagnostics Clinic, Seed Certification, and Foundation Seed Stocks Division, which operates as services for the public. In addition, the department conducts research at five research farms near campus and five research stations across the state. The Field Specialists are housed in seven regional extension offices across the state.
Student Support and Engagement Opportunities
Students are encouraged to join and participate in the Plant Science Graduate Student Association (PSGSA) which conducts professional and social events on a regular basis. In addition, students are encouraged to participate and mentor undergraduate students in the Arboriculture Club, Agronomy and Conservation Club, or Horticulture and Urban Agriculture Club which offers opportunities for fellowship, leadership, and career planning for undergraduate students.
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