Should horticulture major go to graduate school for further study?

I remember a teacher of undergraduate fruit tree science once said that if you are not particularly disgusted with graduate school, further study is the best choice if family conditions permit. This is true for horticulture majors, and so are other majors.

Nowadays, many people advocate the theory of knowledge uselessness, overemphasizing the growth brought by experience and social experience, while ignoring the basic role of knowledge. Just as Huawei has become a Fortune 500 company with high R&D investment for more than 30 years, only by continuously consolidating its knowledge base can it achieve long-term development.

Cultural courses in universities are the cornerstone to support our continuous progress. A person's broad vision, lofty demeanor and self-discipline spirit are not innate, let alone achieved overnight, but gradually developed through continuous learning and accumulation. Several disciplines under the major of horticulture are traditional disciplines with profound cultural connotations. In this major, if you consciously develop good study habits, you will certainly gain a lot.

In the final analysis, horticulture also belongs to the category of life science, although the research in the field of horticulture is generally called applied basic research, not basic research. If you want to work in this field all the time, graduate school is undoubtedly the best choice. In the disciplines of fruit science, vegetable science, flower science, etc., you will meet teachers who have been running around in the production line for a long time, and you will also meet teachers who are committed to solving scientific problems and explaining biological phenomena. In short, whether you want to do scientific research or engage in production, the subject will give you a good platform.

Of course, some students want to do some more basic research, such as rice and Arabidopsis. Students in our major also have advantages.