2021-2022 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology (Graduate)
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Website URL:
https://ag.purdue.edu/btny/Pages/graduate-study.aspx
Department/School Head:
Christopher J. Staiger
Academic Programs:
Master’s and Ph.D. Programs
Our research on plants and microbes helps: protect the environment, apply genetic knowledge to improve plants, manage natural resources, control weeds, and diagnose plant disease.
M.S. and Ph.D. Programs:
- The Plant Biology Degree Program
- The Plant Pathology Degree Program
- The Weed Science Degree Program
Concentrations (Areas of Study):
- The Plant Biology Degree Program
- Plant Growth and Development
- Genetics and Evolution of Plants
- Plant Cell Biology
- Plant Cell Physiology
- Plant Ecology
- Plant Genomics and Bioinformatics
- Plant-Pathogen Interactions
- The Plant Pathology Degree Program
- Fungal genetics and biology
- Infection-related morphogenesis
- Mycotoxins
- Physiology, genetics and molecular aspects of host-pathogen interactions
- Epidemiology
- Plant disease management
- Biological control
- Mechanisms of disease resistance
- Bioinformatics
- Molecular Virology
- The Weed Science Degree Program
- Weed Ecology
- Herbicide Mode of Action
- Herbicide Resistance
- Physiological and Molecular Biology
- Biological Control
- Efficacy of Herbicides and Mixtures
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Specialized Application Technology
- Weed Management Systems
- Invasive Weed Ecology and Control
Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:
Professor
Mary Catherine Aime
Janna L. Beckerman
Zhixiang Chen
Kevin D. Gibson
Stephen B. Goodwin
Gurmukh S. Johal
William G. Johnson
Tesfaye Mengiste
Robert E. Pruitt
Chris Staiger
Daniel B. Szymanski
Jin-Rong Xu
Bryan G. Young
Associate Professor
Sharon Kessler
Anjali S. Iyer-Pascuzzi
Damon R. Lisch
Sue Loesch-Fries
Michael V. Mickelbart
Assistant Professor
Leonor Boavida
Guohong Cai
Christian Cruz
Scott McAdam
Gordon McNickle
Chris Oakley
Gyeong Mee Yoon
Chunhua Zhang
Lei Zhang
Yun Zhou
Emeritus Faculty
T. Scott Abney
Jody Banks
Nicholas C. Carpita
Ron Coolbaugh
Larry D. Dunkle
Peter B. Goldsbrough
Thomas K. Hodges
Don M. Huber
Thomas N. Jordan
Richard Latin
Carole Lembi
Ray Martin
Paul C. Pecknold
Merrill A. Ross
Gregory E. Shaner
Mary Alice Webb
Charles P. Woloshuk
ProgramsDoctoralMaster’sCoursesBotany and Plant Pathology
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