FACULTY OF AGRONOMY

The Faculty of Agronomy is one of the founding faculties of the University. The precursors of the faculty are respectively the Department of Agriculture at the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Animal Husbandry, the former name of Nong Lam University. In 1990, the faculty was renamed into the Faculty of Agronomy. It has 7 departments: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Protection, Soil-Agro Chemistry, Water Management, Industrial Crops, and Food – Vegetable – Flower and Fruit Crops. The faculty has an area of around 12 hectares for research, experiments, and practice.

Academic Programs

Undergraduate programs (4 years)

- Agronomy

- Plant Protection

- International Agribusiness and Management (joint training program)

Master of Science and PhD programs

- Agronomy

- Plant Protection

Research Areas

Our on-going and productive research programs focus on improving of crop production and supporting the agricultural and environmental sustainability with the main areas as below:

- Selection and introduction of new plant varieties

- Water – soil resources management

- Cropping systems in the Mekong Delta, East Southern areas and the highlands

- Agricultural chemical residues

- Heavy metals and nitrate in agricultural products and environment

- Microorganism contamination in agricultural products

- Safe and organic vegetable production

- Irrigation and drainage systems

- Plant nutrition and soil fertility

- Pest management

Contact Address:

Faculty of Agronomy
Nong Lam University