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Students gain advanced knowledge of Plant Science in one or more of the following areas: agroecology; biotechnology; breeding and crop improvement; crop physiology and production; mineral nutrition; modeling and quantitative horticulture; pest management; plant growth and development; postharvest physiology; revegetation and restoration; and water relations. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in one or more of the following areas: agroecology, crop improvement; postharvest handling of horticultural commodities; and the production, management and utilization of horticultural and agronomic plants.
M.S. Plan II
Ph.D. Plan B
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Admissions and Fellowship Information
General: Mar 15, 2023
Space Available: May 1, 2023
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2023
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Program Coordinator
Lisa Brown
lfbrown@ucdavis.edu
Program Coordinator
Kelly Paglia
(530) 757-1715 | kpaglia@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Group Chair
Astrid Volder
avolder@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Advisor: General
Diane Beckles
Plant Sciences
(530) 754-4779 | dmbeckles@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Kent Bradford
Plant Sciences
(530) 752-6087 | kjbradford@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Patrick Brown
Plant Sciences
pjbrown@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Edward Brummer
Plant Sciences
(530) 752-9261 | ecbrummer@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Dario Cantu
Viticulture & Enology
(530) 752-2929 | dacantu@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Amelie Gaudin
Plant Sciences
agaudin@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Matthew Gilbert
Plant Sciences
(530) 752-7846 | megilbert@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Thomas Gradziel
Plant Sciences
(530) 752-1575 | tmgradziel@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Brad Hanson
Anr Plant Sciences
(530) 752-8115 | bhanson@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Bruce Linquist
Anr Plant Sciences
(530) 752-3125 | balinquist@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Maeli Melotto
Plant Sciences
530-752-1747 | melotto@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Elizabeth Mitcham
Anr Plant Sciences
(530) 752-7512 | ejmitcham@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Cameron Pittelkow
Plant Sciences
(530) 752-0433 | cpittelkow@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Leslie Roche
Anr Plant Sciences
(530) 752-5583 | lmroche@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Li Tian
Plant Sciences
(530) 752-0940 | ltian@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Allen Van Deynze
Plant Sciences
(530) 754-6444 | avandeynze@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: Admissions and Primary Contact
Astrid Volder
Plant Sciences
(530) 752-8527 | avolder@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Andrew Walker
Viticulture & Enology
(530) 752-0902 | awalker@ucdavis.edu