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Undergraduate Programs

Plant Sciences offers three diverse majors that prepare students for a broad range of exciting post-graduate jobs or graduate school.

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Graduate Programs

Plant Sciences manages two graduate programs and is involved with eight campus graduate groups leading to Ph.D. and master's degrees.

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Research and Facilities

Our faculty works to advance, evaluate and communicate knowledge of plant sciences from lab to field, rangeland, forests, waterways and beyond.

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Outreach Programs

We partner with growers, ranchers, consumers and communities to understand regional and global needs and provide research-based solutions.

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Latest News

Four people dressed in suits and standing outside with shovels. Each one is smiling and has a foot up on one side of their shovel.

Lynda and Stewart Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation breaks ground

by Emily C. Dooley
June 06, 2024

Construction officially began on the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation with a groundbreaking event on May 29, celebrating the future $64.4 million facility at the University of California, Davis.

Close-up of a person's hand holding beautiful, red, perfect strawberries.

UC Davis ends strawberry licensing agreements with Eurosemillas

by Bill Kisliuk
June 04, 2024

UC Davis is ending its strawberry licensing agreements with Eurosemillas due to contract issues. The university aims to ensure stable access to its strawberry varieties while continuing to support growers, research, and the global strawberry market.

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Potter named Department of Plant Sciences chair

by Emily C. Dooley
June 03, 2024

Daniel Potter is the new chair of the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, overseeing research, teaching, and outreach. A botanist and herbarium director, he aims to improve student connections and expand lab space.