Plant Pathology

Looking for an exciting career in the plant sciences? The Department of Plant Pathology offers extraordinary possibilities to gain experience in the variety of approaches used to investigate the nature and management of plant disease.

The Department has a large faculty with diverse expertise building on strong traditions of scholarship in teaching, research and extension.

There are excellent facilities at all three campuses (Athens, Griffin and Tifton) for work ranging from lab-based investigations of host-pathogen interaction to field investigations of diseases in apple, corn, cotton, cowpea, ornamentals, peaches, peanut, pecan, small fruits, small grains, soybean, tobacco, turf and vegetables.

The Department emphasizes quality undergraduate and graduate education in the classroom, laboratory and field. Students receive excellent training in bacteriology, epidemiology, genetics, host-pathogen interactions, mycology, nematology, molecular biology, pest management, and virology.

Many faculty include basic and applied aspects to their program so the student is exposed to the many facets of plant pathology. The faculty maintains high standards and works closely with students to provide maximum individual attention.

Students must be highly motivated and committed to understanding how basic biological principles are applied to the science of plant pathology so disease can be understood and managed. In return, students can make significant contributions to agriculture, industry, science and society.

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