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CIP PROGRAM: 26.0305
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology.

Summary: A program that focuses on the scientific study of plant diseases and plant health, and the development of disease control mechanisms. Includes instruction in plant anatomy and physiology, pathogenesis, molecular plant virology, molecular genetics, bacterial epidemiology, causal agent identification, host/agent interactions, disease resistance and response mechanisms, developing plant disease treatments, disease prevention, and disease physiology and control.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
Change - -47.06% +17.46%

Related CIPs

26 BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
26.03 Botany/Plant Biology.
26.0301 Botany/Plant Biology.
26.0305 Plant Pathology/Phytopathology.
26.0307 Plant Physiology.
26.0308 Plant Molecular Biology.
26.0399 Botany/Plant Biology, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Plant Pathology/Phytopathology.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
New Mexico State University-Main Campus2 -33.33%
Ohio State University-Main Campus6 -
University of Wisconsin-Madison5 -75.00%