The department is very successful in securing grants which account for about 50 percent of our total budget expenditures. Presently we rank at the top in extramural grant funding among 12 department units in the College of Agriculture and Home Economics. The department works closely with faculty in other departments and programs including plant pathology, genetics, biology, biochemistry, horticulture, food and nutrition, animal sciences, geology, environmental sciences, and agricultural economics. Graduate and Undergraduate Study Programs Graduate programs foster a high standard of scholarly activity and independent research. The goal of our teaching program is to provide students with the opportunity for a challenging learning experience.
Careers are available in the following major subject areas.
The laboratory and field facilities within or allocated to the department are well equipped for the professional staff and students who use them. Modern greenhouses, growth chambers, control temperature germinators, and modern research laboratories equipped with the latest equipment needed for basic and applied research are available. In addition, the department has available both dryland and irrigated research stations for field research or other educational endeavors. About WSU Washington State University, the land grant institution of the state of Washington, was founded in 1890. Since that time the university has steadily grown in size and diversity.