(Interdepartmental Doctoral Program)
J. Brad Murphy, Chairman of Studies, 316 Plant Sciences Building, 575-2603
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR MOORE; UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS KIM, RIGGS; UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS EMERITI ROM (R.), SCOTT; PROFESSORS EINERT, GERGERICH, KLINGAMAN, LEE, LIM, MORELOCK, MURPHY, ROBBINS, ROTHROCK, TEBEEST; PROFESSORS EMERITI BRADLEY, CRALLEY, DALE, FULTON, JONES, MARTIN, McFERRAN; ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS CLARK, CORRELL, FENN, KING, KIRKPATRICK, PATTERSON, ROM (C.), RUPE, WHEELER; ASSISTANT PROFESSORS ANDERSEN, ANDERSON, LAMB, MILUS
Degree Conferred: Ph.D. (PTSC)
Areas of Concentration: biological control of plant diseases and weeds, breeding for disease resistance, fungal biology, forest pathology, diseases of crop plants, mycotoxicology, mycoplasmas, nematology, physiology of parasitism and resistance, plant disease control, phytobacteriology, soil microbiology, virology, genetics and plant breeding of fruit or vegetable crops, physiology and culture of fruit, vegetable or ornamental plants, and aspects of forest biology.
Prerequisites to Degree Program: In addition to the requirements for admission to the Graduate School the student must submit to the Chairman of Studies three letters of recommendation which evaluate the potential of the student to pursue advanced graduate studies and scores from the Graduate Record Examinations. Approval by Plant Science Steering Committee is also necessary for acceptance in the program of study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Requirements for Doctor of Philosophy Degree: Each candidate must present a doctoral dissertation based on original research. Course requirements are established by the student's major adviser and the graduate advisory committee. The student must pass a candidacy examination at least two semesters before the expected conferral date of the degree. A final examination on the doctoral dissertation and cognate areas must be passed at least two weeks before the time of expected degree conferral.
Courses: Plant Science (PTSC)
6101 Colloquium in Plant Science (Sp) Advanced discussion of topics in plant science on a participatory basis. Topics in plant pathology, horticulture and forestry will be treated. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent. For doctoral and advanced masters level students.
6200L Laboratory Instrumentation in Plant Science Lab Corequisite PTSC 6203.
6203 Laboratory Instrumentation in Plant Science (Sp, Odd years) Principles, capabilities, and operation of laboratory instrumentation utilized in plant science research. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours a week. Corequisite: PTSC 6200L.
700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) (Fa, Sp, Su) Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent.
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