专业描述

The Division of Plant Sciences was formed on August 1, 2005, through the consolidation of the former departments of Agronomy, Entomology, Horticulture and Plant Microbiology and Pathology. Programs formerly housed in those departments now reside in the division. The Division of Plant Sciences provides leadership for plant, insect and microbe-based research, education and extension programs in the College. The division is the sole academic program in the state to address issues related to plant production, plant protection and plant biology from the laboratory to the field. We intend to be at the national and international forefront of disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, extension and education in applied and basic aspects of plant sciences. Division faculty contribute to advances in conventional, sustainable and alternative production systems, plant biology, genetics and breeding, plant protection and pest management, plant-insect/pathogen interactions, plant-soil relationships and environmental quality.