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2022-2023 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:

Tesfaye Mengiste, Interim Department Head 

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 Physiology
    • Plant Ecology
    • Plant Genomics and Bioinformatics
    • Plant-Pathogen Interactions
  • The Plant Pathology Degree Program
    • Fungal genetics and biology
    • Infection-related morphogenesis
    • 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
Michael V. Mickelbart
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
Gyeong Mee Yoon
 

Assistant Professor

Leonor Boavida
Guohong Cai
Christian Cruz
Jeneen Fields
Scott McAdam
Gordon McNickle
Lee Miller
Chris Oakley 
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

    DoctoralMaster’s

    Courses

      Botany and Plant Pathology
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