Courses and hands-on experience provide the advanced techniques that will enable you to address environmental and agricultural problems facing our global community. If youre interested in our graduate program, browse our scientist's areas of expertise and current research projects. If a subject or project interests you, reach out to that researcher. For on-campus graduate students, a faculty member must agree to be your major professor before admission into the program. Those participating in the online distance program will be expected to find a major professor by the 2nd or 3rd semester. Our graduate students are mentored by their major professor, as well as their Program of Study committee which includes a small group of faculty members, one of which must be in a different field of study.<br>Plant Breeding is the genetic improvement of crop plants through the study and application of genetics, statistics, agronomy, plant pathology, entomology, and related sciences.<br><br>Maize<br>Soybean<br>Sorghum<br>Sunflower<br>Other crops in conjunction with the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station.<br>An advanced degree in plant breeding offers tremendous job opportunity: <br><br>Management and operation of public and private plant breeding programs<br>Research on plant breeding methodologies, bio-technologies, and information technologies to improve breeding efficiency and effectiveness<br>Cultivar development