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Welcome to the homepage of the Department of Plant Sciences.

We conduct academic, extension and research programs in agricultural and natural resource plant sciences, at facilities in Knoxville and several Research & Education Centers throughout Tennessee.
                       

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Fiona McAnally Congratulations Fiona!
Fiona McAnally, a graduate student in plant sciences at the University of Tennessee, is the 2012 recipient of the Garden Club of America/ Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship More



EURēCA Awards Organic Program Rated In Top Six!
Plant Sciences organic research program was rated in the top 6 universities by the Organic Farming Research Foundatation in an article in April12th's USA Today More..



EURēCA Awards Congratulations, EURēCA Award Winners!
Connor Gorman, Kristen Higgenbotham, and Jasmine John received awards from the Exhibition of Undergraduate and Research Achievement. Their faculty mentor was Dr. Neal Stewart. More...




CASNR Awards Congratulations, CASNR Award Winners!
Several Plant Sciences students were recognized at the 52nd annual CASR awards reception on April 3, 2012. Well done!
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One of seven departments in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, we offer curricula leading to the:
     Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Plant Sciences
     Masters of Science degree with a major in Plant Sciences
     Doctoral degree with a major in Plants, Soils and Insects.

    Undergraduate concentrations include:
        Landscape Design
        Public Horticulture
        Turfgrass Science & Management
        Bioenergy
        Biotechnology
       bullet Organic Production
        Horticulture Science & Production

Graduate students may specialize in a wide variety of disciplines; see individual faculty pages for current research projects and faculty specialties. Concentrations for PhD students in Plant Sciences include:
    Crop Sciences
    Horticulture
    Plant Improvement
    Plant Biotechnology
    Weed Biology

        Examples of jobs obtained by our graduates
        Current and recent graduate students
        Courses:   Undergraduate   Graduate

Our extension programs cover the areas of weed science, ornamental horticulture, turfgrass management, and the production of vegetables, fruit, cotton, cereals, grains and forage.

Our research programs also embrace these areas, with investigations covering the broad spectrum of molecular, genetic, physiological and field studies. We invite you to visit the homepages of our research and extension faculty to learn more about ongoing programs.


Note from Department Head
Calendar of Events
Plant Sciences Seminar Series
Plant Sciences Newsletters:
             Spring/Summer 2011
             Winter 2010
             Spring 2009
             Fall 2008


Undergraduate News
Position announcements
More department news >>

More sites:
     Department
       Botanical Oils
       Forages
       Master Gardener
       Organic Production
       Plant Research Center
       Garden Girls
       Gardening Tennessee
       Genomics Hub Lab
       Horticulture Weeds
       Mycorrhiza
       Racheff
       TN Protected Agric
       Turfgrass Science
       Turfgrass Weed Science
       UT Gardens
       Vegetable Production
       Weed Science
       Weeds- Forage, Aquatic
       and Tobacco
     Extension
       Crops & Nursery
       Home Garden, Lawn
       Hort Business Info

Address

Dept. of Plant Sciences
University of Tennessee
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee
37996-4561

Phone: 865-974-7324
Fax: 865-974-1947
plantsciences@utk.edu

Dr. Robert Augé
Department Head

East Tennessee
Research & Education Center

West Tennessee
Research & Education Center