The Plant Pathology Department offers a wide range of research opportunities in both basic and applied topics. Our graduate programs are designed around your own research, extension, and career goals. Opportunities for research at both the M.S. and Ph.D. levels include:

• molecular plant pathology
• fungal molecular genetics
  
• phytobacteriology
  
• nematology
  
• virology
  
• epidemiology
• biocontrol
  
• disease resistance
• plant diseases
  

Opportunities also exist for inter-disciplinary programs in biotechnology, plant breeding, microclimatology, plant stress, pest management, and international agriculture.

Please see Graduate Program Information for more details and on how to apply for a graduate program in the Department of Plant Pathology.

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