Students gain advanced knowledge in diverse fields of plant biology grouped in four areas of specialization: cell and developmental biology; environmental and integrative biology; molecular biology, biochemistry, and genomics; and systematics and evolutionary biology. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in plant anatomy; biochemistry; cell biology; developmental biology; evolutionary biology; genetics; genomics; molecular biology; morphology; paleobotany; pathology; physiology; population biology; systematics; and weed science.
Information
Program Address
Plant Biology
227 Life Sciences
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616
Phone:
530-752-2981
Fax:
(530) 752-8822
Program Type
Interdisciplinary Graduate Group
Lead Dean:
College of Biological Sciences
Major Code:
GPBI
Administrative ByLaws
Application Deadlines
General:
Dec 1, 2019
Space Available:
Jun 1, 2020
Prospective Student Fellowship:
Dec 1, 2019
Continuing Student Fellowship:
Jan 15, 2020
Degrees Offered
M.S. Plan I
M.S. Plan II
Ph.D. Plan B
Admission Requirements
Designated Emphases
Exceptions
QE Exception: No outside member needed