The NDSU Department of Plant Sciences performs basic and applied research to advance the field of crop, weed and horticultural sciences.

Research is carried out in the following fields:

Type of Research	Crop Type
Cereal Chemistry	Alfalfa
Crop Quality	Barley
Crop Production and Physiology	Corn
High Value Crops	Dry Bean
Horticulture	Durum
Plant Breeding and Genetics	Flax
Turfgrass	Forage Crops
Weed Control	Potato
	Sunflower
	Wheat
	Woody Plants

The department is committed to effective and timely transfer of research-generated knowledge and technology to the agricultural industry and the larger scientific and public sectors to benefit the state, the nation and the world.