2023-2024 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
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Overview
Welcome to the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue University.
Plants are key to all life on earth and are critical for global carbon cycles and ecosystem function. Plants also provide us with food, medicines, and many other products. The Purdue Department of Botany and Plant Pathology has been at the forefront of plant science research, teaching, and community engagement since 1887. Our department includes 35 faculty who are advancing and teaching the disciplines of plant biology, plant pathology, and weed science.
With a degree in Plant Science from Purdue’s Botany and Plant Pathology department, you will gain fundamental knowledge about plant evolution and diversity, structure, function, ecology, and development. Career opportunities include environmental and conservation biology, teaching in schools and colleges, research and teaching in academia, industry research and development, managing botanic gardens, and stewardship of our natural world through private and governmental programs.
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology (website)
Contact Information
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
Purdue University
Lilly Hall of Life Sciences
915 West State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
Phone: 765.494.0352
E-mail: botany@purdue.edu
The main office for the department is located in Room 1-446 of LILY Hall.
Graduate Information
For Graduate Information please see Botany and Plant Pathology Graduate Program Information .
ProgramsBaccalaureateMinorCoursesBotany and Plant Pathology
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