Department of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering
The department was established in the academic year 2003–2004 with the aim of preparing and qualifying specialists in various fields of horticulture (vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, nurseries, and forest trees). Graduates are qualified to work in the Ministry of Agriculture, other governmental institutions, agricultural projects, and to provide universities with specialized staff in horticulture. The department also emphasizes the use of biotechnological techniques and the propagation of horticultural plants, such as tissue culture technology.
Among the department’s activities are conducting scientific research, implementing productive agricultural projects, and developing new cultivars of horticultural plants. The department is equipped with a shade house, two glasshouses, ten plastic greenhouses, and a 20-donum horticultural research station (including a vineyard, an orchard of deciduous fruits, a rootstock orchard, and a nursery).
Additionally, the department has specialized laboratories, including:
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Ornamental and landscape laboratory
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Horticultural plant breeding laboratory
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Horticultural plant physiology laboratory
The department awards the following degrees:
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Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Sciences / Horticulture and Landscape Engineering (Undergraduate)
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Master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences / Horticulture and Landscape Engineering (Postgraduate)
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Starting from the academic year 2017–2018, the department also offers Ph.D. and Higher Diploma programs in Horticulture and Landscape Engineering.

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Dr. Angham Iyad Kamal Al-Din – Lecturer
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Prof. Dr. Mustafa Rasheed Majeed Qadoori – Professor
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Prof. Dr. Taha Shihab Ahmed Othman – Professor
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Prof. Dr. Rabee Abdul-Allah Khalaf – Professor
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Mr. Mazin Amer Aween Jumaa – Lecturer
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Prof. Dr. Ammar Fakhri Khudair Shabaan – Professor
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Anas Muneer Tawfiq Najm – Assistant Professor
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Dr. Marwa Noaman Hussein Mukhlaf – Lecturer
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Dr. Sabrin Mohammed Lateef Ali – Lecturer
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Mr. Samer Hussein Alwan Al-Taif – Lecturer
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Mr. Mahmoud Jasim Mohammed Houri – Assistant Lecturer
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Prof. Dr. Ziyad Khalaf Saleh Ali – Professor
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Dr. Ashjan Nizar Kamel Farhan – Lecturer
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Prof. Dr. Ghassan Jayed Zidan Khalaf – Professor
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Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Fadel Lateef Hameed – Professor
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Mr. Omar Arshid Omar Abdulaziz – Assistant Lecturer
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Nazim Salem Ghanem Suleiman – Assistant Professor
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Prof. Dr. Harith Burhan Al-Din Abdulrahman – Professor
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Riyadh Muna’a Muhsin Hayef – Assistant Professor
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Ms. Rawa Abdul Basheer Saeed – Assistant Lecturer
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Prof. Dr. Thamer Abdullah Zuhwan Khalifa – Professor
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Ammar Hashem Saeed Omar – Assistant Professor
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Mr. Ammar Waleed Taha Roman – Lecturer
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Ms. Najla Aswad Abid Humaidi – Assistant Lecturer
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Prof. Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Ahmed – Professor
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Prof. Dr. Adeeb Jasim Abbas Al-Ahbabi – Professor
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Mr. Bayram Suleiman Ismail Bayram – Lecturer
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Khalid Naji Abdul Asal – Assistant Professor
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Mr. Nasr Shukri Dharar Abdullah – Assistant Lecturer
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Mr. Maysar Awad Abdullah Matar – Assistant Lecturer
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Prof. Dr. Ihsan Fadel Saleh Othman – Professor
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Ms. Sara Hameed Bahar Wawi – Assistant Lecturer
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Prof. Dr. Qutaiba Yousir Ayed Majeed – Professor
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Dr. Abrar Aqeel Nasser Ahmed – Lecturer
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Dr. Maha Ali Suleiman – Lecturer
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Mr. Sufyan Saleh Hussein – Assistant Lecturer
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Ms. Reem Tareq Ibrahim Hameed – Assistant Lecturer
Achieving self-sufficiency for individuals in Salahuddin Province in fruits and vegetables according to international standards, through the provision of qualified scientific expertise supported by modern research, and creating a qualitative shift in horticultural engineering and garden design.