Plant and Soil Sciences: Ph.D., M.S.
The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences offers graduate programs that lead to degrees of master of science and doctor of philosophy in plant and soil sciences. The objectives of the programs are to equip the student with the background and techniques necessary for degree completion, opportunities for advanced study in the plant and soil sciences, and job placement.
Special items available for student research include field, state-of-the-art greenhouse and growth chamber facilities, radioisotope room, scintillation counters, gas and liquid chromatographs, X-ray diffractometer, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, pressure-jump relaxation apparatus, atomic absorption spectrophotometers, inductively coupled plasma spectrometer, low- and high-speed centrifuges, microtomes, electrophoretic apparatus, cold rooms, atomic force and electron microscopes, carbon-nitrogen-sulfur analyzer, DNA sequencers, and a bioinformatics center.
Application Deadlines
FALL: |
December 15: Priority consideration for funding |
SPRING: |
September 1: Priority consideration for funding |
UD Tuition
The 2024-2025 UD graduate student tuition rate per credit hour is $1,069.
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234 Hullihen Hall, Newark, DE 19716 USA grad@udel.edu General: (302) 831-6824 Fax: (302) 831-8745