plant tissue culture & genetics

Plant Science and Plant SIgnaling

Plant Sciences is the study of plant growth, reproduction, evolution, and adaptation, as well as the use of plants for food, fiber, and ornamental purposes. While students majoring in Plant Sciences necessarily share a common enthusiasm for plants, the variety of available courses and research opportunities encourages a great diversity of individual interests and career paths. Plant Sciences students gain the expertise necessary to advance research in and address many local, regional, and global challenges.

Plant signaling is the ability of plants to sense and respond to the environment to adjust their morphology, physiology and phenotype accordingly. Other sub divisions such as plant physiology, ecology and molecular biology are utilized to analyze the abilities of the plant. Plants react to chemicals, gravity, light, moisture, infections, temperature, oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations, parasite infestation, disease, physical disruption, sound and touch.