Department

The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences is one of 14 academic departments in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE). The department’s programs are diverse in both our mission areas – teaching, research, and extension; and in our broad areas of interest – crop science, environmental science, plant molecular biology, and soil science. The department has over 40 faculty members and 60+ staff members as well as post-doctoral scholars, graduate research assistants, and visiting scholars.