Brigham Young University. Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture.

Dates:
Active 1945
Active 1978

Biographical notes:

The Department of Agronomy and Horticulture is part of the College of Biology and Agriculture. It was created in 1967 when the Department of Agronomy and the Department of Horticulture were merged to strengthen both programs. The new department was part of the College of Biological and Agricultural Science that had been created in 1954. Prior to that, both departments had been members of the College of Applied Sciences. An important part of the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture is the University farm located in Spanish Fork, Utah.

W. Derby Laws was a professor of Agronomy at Brigham Young University from 1960 until 1976. He served as chairman of the Department of Agronomy from 1965-66. He taught soil chemistry and soil physics.

From the description of Raymond B. Farnsworth and W. Derby Laws files, 1945-1978. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51596584

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Subjects:

  • Agronomy
  • Desert ecology
  • Soil management

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Places:

  • Iran (as recorded)
  • Spanish Fork (Utah) (as recorded)