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DEPARTMENT OF FOOD CROP SCIENCES
General introduction
The Department of Food Crop Sciences was formerly a specialized section in the Department of Specialized Cultivation, established in 1956 at the same time as the founding of National Agriculture and Forestry University (the former name of Vietnam National University of Agriculture – VNUA). In 1988, the Department of Food Crop Sciences split from the Department of Specialized Crops. For the last 65 years, generations of lecturers and staffs have contributed a great effort in promoting science, technology, training the human resources for Vietnamese agriculture and enhancing the prestige and position of the Faculty of Agronomy as well as at VNUA.
Our People
Research Direction
Heterosis and its exploitation in rice, maize, and sorghum;
Morphological, physiological, ecological, and plant nutrition characteristics related to yield, quality and abiotic stress resistances (salinity, drought, waterlogging, high temperature…);
Evaluation on the expression and exploitation of traits and genes related to yield, quality and abiotic stress resistances;
Improved cultivation techniques and integrated crop managements to increase added-values in food, forage and biofuel crop productions.
Academic Courses
Undergraduate Program
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NH03072
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General Food Crops
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NH03073
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Specialized Food Crops
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NH03034
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Principles of Forage and Feed Crop Production
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NH03090
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Training on Food Crop Production
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NHE03005
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Principles of Crop Production in Tropical and Temperate Systems
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KD01006
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Principles of Crop Production
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Master Program
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NH07057
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Rice Science
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NH07056
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Upland Cereal Crop Science
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NH07060
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Root and Tuber Crop Science
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PhD Program
TRTR802: Plant and Climate Change
Projects:
National Projects:
Project for Development of Crop Genotype in Midland and Mountainous areas in North Vietnam (DCGV), funded by JICA-JST, 2010-2015. Project manager: Prof. Pham Van Cuong.
Ministry-level and equivalent projects
Improving benefit of rice production under low input condition in Red River Delta, funded by Belgium, 2009-2011. Project manager: Prof. Pham Van Cuong.
Study on heterosis for photosynthetic and agronomic characters related to drought tolerance in F1 hybrid rice plant in cooperation with Kyushu University, Japan, funded by Ministry of Science and technology (MOST), Vietnam, from 2010-2011. Project manager: Prof. Pham Van Cuong.
Study on physiological and agronomical characters related to salt tolerance in rice plant, funded by Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), Vietnam, from 2009-2010. Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Tang Thi Hanh.
Breeding sorghum varieties for animal feed, funded by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), 2011-2013. Project manager: Prof. Pham Van Cuong.
Researches on the Expanded Clay Cultures for plant cultivation, funded by MARD 2014-2015. Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen The Hung.
Salt tolerance quinoa development in Chile, China and Vietnam, lead by Wageningen UR the Netherlands, funded by USAID, 2014-2017. Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Viet Long.
Optimizing fertilizer application for rice production in saline soil for coastal areas in North of Vietnam, funded by Belgium project, from 2015-2017. Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Tang Thi Hanh.
The support for commercialization of Expanded Clay production for the development of vegetables, flowers and interior decoration plants, funded by MOST, 2016-2018. Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen The Hung
AGRI-NET Advanced technology for rice breeding in ASIA, funded by JICA. Project manager: Prof. Pham Van Cuong.
Strengthening capacity for the center of Agricultural Technology Incubation at Vietnam National University of Agriculture, funded by Dutch-Vietnamese knowledge partnership project, 2017-2019. Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Viet Long.
The application of organic materials and organic fertilizers to improve the efficiency of the production of some vegetables and fruits in the northern provinces, funded by MARD 2017-2020. Project manager: Prof. Pham Van Cuong.
Grant-in-Aid for evaluation of quinoa in different ecological conditions in Vietnam, funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, 2017-2020. Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Viet Long.
Breeding japonica rice varieties for bran oil processing in Vietnam, funded by MOST, 2019-2021. Project manager: Prof. Pham Van Cuong.
Trial production of short-duration rice variety DCG72 for provinces in the North and the South Central Coast of Vietnam, funded by MARD, 2018-2019. Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Tang Thi Hanh.
Adoption and application of the American satellite imaging technology in assessing and forecasting maize production to improve maize production management in Vietnam, Funded by World Bank. Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Viet Long.
Nuffic training quinoa value chain and salt tolerance, funded by Dutch-Vietnamese knowledge partnership project, 2019-2021. Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Viet Long.
Strengthening the capacity of the fruit and vegetable industry in North and Central Vietnam, funded by Dutch-Vietnamese knowledge partnership project, 2019-2021. Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Viet Long.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Business Verification Survey with the Private Sector for Methane Fermentation Power Generation and Organic Fertilizer Producing by Utilizing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Vietnam, funded by JICA and Toyo Co. Ltd. Project manager: Prof. Pham Van Cuong.
University Projects
Collection, evaluation and creation of popcorn lines, funded by Vietnam National University of Agriculture, 2010. Project manager: Dr. Nguyen Van Loc.
Collection and evaluation on the agro-morphological and photosynthesis traits of taro genotypes of the North of Vietnam, funded by Vietnam National University of Agriculture, 2014. Project manager: Duong Thi Thu Hang, MSc.
Waterlogging tolerance in maize plant, funded by Vietnam National University of Agriculture, 2014. Project manager: Dr. Nguyen Van Loc.
The ability of nitrogen assimilation and use of rice plants under saline conditions funded by Vietnam National University of Agriculture, 2016. Project manager: Phan Thi Hong Nhung, MSc.
Study on the agro-morphological traits, yield and quality of forage collections, funded by Vietnam National University of Agriculture, 2017. Project manager: Duong Thi Thu Hang, MSc.
The root architecture changes relating to hypoxia and waterlogging tolerances in maize plants, plant, funded by Vietnam National University of Agriculture, 2018. Project manager: Dr. Nguyen Van Loc
The study on salt tolerance of taro plants in Vietnam, funded by Vietnam National University of Agriculture, 2018. Project manager: Phan Thi Hong Nhung, MSc.
The effects of excessive moisture on storage root formation and development of sweet potato plant, funded by Vietnam National University of Agriculture, 2018. Project manager: Dr. Nguyen Van Loc
Studies on morphological and molecular changes relating to seed-waterlogging, funded by Vietnam National University of Agriculture, 2019-2021. Project manager: Dr. Nguyen Van Loc
The root architecture changes relating to drought stress in forage plants, 2020. Project manager: Tran Thi Minh Ngoc, MSc.
Identification of the optimal method for correlation researches in rice genome and genes related to the salt tolerance of rice plants, funded by Vietnam National University of Agriculture, 2018. Project manager: Phan Thi Hong Nhung, MSc.
Contact Information
Department of Food Crop Sciences
Faculty of Agronomy
Vietnam National University of Agriculture
Trau Quy, Gia Lam, Hanoi, Vietnam