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As a graduate program within the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, the core mission of the Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science (PPWS) program is to optimize plant productivity and quality by limiting the impact of biotic and abiotic stresses on the profitability of crops and other plant enterprises, as well as the impact of these stresses on natural and agricultural ecosystems. The program offers a Ph.D. degree in several areas of concentration within the department: plant pathology, the study of diseases, plant pathogens and their management; plant physiology, the study of plant function, growth and development and response to environmental stresses; weed science, the study of weed biology, ecology and management; and molecular plant sciences, basic biology, biochemistry and genetics of plant and plant pathogen systems.

Doctoral degree:
PPWS offers the Ph.D. degree in any of the departmental concentrations. The Ph.D. degree requires 21 credit hours of coursework and a total of 90 credit hours for graduation. Ph.D. students develop a plan of study in consultation with a four- or five-person advisory committee in the third semester and take both written and oral preliminary examination in the fourth semester of graduate studies. Ph.D. students present two departmental seminars, a final defense seminar and participate in two graduate teaching activities. All Ph.D. students meet annually with the advisory committee for an annual progress evaluation.