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

Programs

• Botany and Plant Pathology, PHD

• Botany and Plant Pathology, MS

Courses

• BTNY 50400 - Advanced Weed Science
• BTNY 50500 - Advanced Biology Of Weeds
• BTNY 51700 - Diseases Of Agronomic Crops
• BTNY 52500 - Intermediate Plant Pathology
• BTNY 53500 - Plant Disease Management
• BTNY 55000 - Biology Of Fungi
• BTNY 55200 - Molecular Approaches In Plant Biology
• BTNY 55300 - Plant Growth And Development
• BTNY 55800 - Pathogens Of Plants
• BTNY 56100 - Survey Of Mathematical Biology
• BTNY 56200 - Plant Hormone Biology
• BTNY 59000 - Special Problems
• BTNY 59500 - Research Methods
• BTNY 60500 - Diagnosis Of Plant Diseases
• BTNY 61300 - Advanced Plant Pathology
• BTNY 64000 - Metabolic Plant Physiology
• BTNY 66000 - Scientific Writing
• BTNY 69100 - Skills For Success In Grad School
• BTNY 69700 - Seminar In The Plant Sciences
• BTNY 69800 - Research MS Thesis
• BTNY 69900 - Research PhD Thesis

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