Altogether the M.S. and Ph. D. degrees are considered research degrees and stress individual research, the graduate program provides advanced training in plant pathology with emphasis in biological control of diseases and weeds, breeding for disease resistance in major crops, diseases of fruits, vegetables and agricultural crops, mycology, bacteriology, nematology, virology and physiology of pathogens. Graduate assistantship are available . Original investigation of assigned problems in plant pathology. Environmental issues associated with pesticide use, including fate of pesticides in the environment, ecological impact of pesticides, and exposure risks to humans. Principles, methods, and mechanics of plant disease control.
Emphasis is given to the integration of control measures and epidemiology of plant disease.
Practical study of diseases affecting fruit and vegetable crops, with emphasis on etiology, symptomology, epidemiology, and control. Methods employed in identifying fungal plant pathogens. Original investigations on assigned problems in plant pathology. Lecture topics of current interest not covered in other courses in plant pathology or other related areas. Tools, techniques, diagnostic procedures for identification of plant pathogens and diseases and control recommendations applied to horticulture, field and forest crops.