Plant Health Management majors take basic core science plus courses in plant pathology, horticulture, soil science and related courses.

The Plant Pathology Minor is an excellent complement to major programs in Horticulture and Crop Science, Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology, Food Science, Environmental Science, Agribusiness and Economics, Microbiology, Biology, and other related disciplines.

Our Research, Teaching and Extension programs include the following areas:

Pest Management, including agricultural chemicals, biological control, organic methods

Crop Production, particularly Ohio crops such as soybean, corn, wheat

Microbiology  -  Molecular Biology  -  Genomics

Plant Breeding  -  Disease Resistance

Disease Diagnostics

Forest Pathology  -  Invasive Species

Fruits & Vegetables  -  Food Science  -  Food Safety

Ornamentals  -  Turfgrass

Mycology (fungi)  -  Biosecurity

Current issues in plant pathology and society

Want to learn more about plant pathology?  For a great overview of the field, view the following online presentations.

What is Plant Pathology?  by Mike Ellis and Sarah Ellis

(11 min) - February 2008

Intro to Plant Pathology By Mike Boehm and Sarah Ellis

(12 min) - January 2008