Introduction

The Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding has started its activities since 2021 as an independent group from the Department of Plant Production and currently has four full-time faculty members in the different fields of agriculture, BSc. in plant genetics and production engineering and MSc. in agroecology undergraduate and graduate. According to high potentials in crop planting and production in south of Kerman province, Iran, its important aims are:

·         Assessment of planting pattern changes and challenges,

·         Evaluation of environmental stress effects on qualitative and quantitative of crops and medical plants yield,

·          Use of plant breeding and optimized agronomic principles for crops production,

·          Evaluation of low and high temperatures stress effects on crops yield and its management to decrease of their damages,

·         Agroecological zoning,

·         Guidance of monoculture systems to multicultural systems,

·         Development of crop rotation and sustainable agriculture in south of Kerman province, Iran.

There is an advanced educational and research field and agricultural research laboratory in this department.

BSc. in Plant Genetic and Production Engineering

Study in the field of crop cultivation and selection of appropriate cultivars of these plants and correct harvesting of their products is in a field of academic sciences called plant genetic and production engineering. We hope that the graduates of this field will have job opportunities and favorable interaction with the scientific, industrial and production environments of the country by benefiting from the education and research of their study period.

MSc. in Agroecology

Agroecology refers to a field of science related to agricultural products that is based on theoretical and practical training of the components of agricultural ecosystems and the interaction between them, emphasizing the application of these concepts in the design and management of agricultural ecosystems and the use of environmentally friendly technologies. The purpose of holding this course is to train specialists who, in addition to research, are able to participate in regional planning with the aim of sustainable production of agricultural products. Since the role of sustainable agriculture is necessary in order to maintain the health of the environment and due to the importance of the presence of experts in the field of ecological agriculture, its acceptance at the master's and doctoral levels has a special place. In this course, it tries to educate and guide students in various new scientific and research affairs related to this field, to pave the way for the development of entrepreneurial graduates, as well as to continue their studies at higher levels.