Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics

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The Institute for Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics has been approved at the University of Georgia as an interdepartmental organization to coordinate and enhance the various plant improvement research efforts on campus.

The Institute will offer MS and PhD programs in Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics. Enrollment for the MS degree will begin summer 2008, with enrollment for the PhD degree following shortly thereafter.

The curricula for these degrees have been specifically designed to train students in plant breeding or in supporting areas of plant genetics and genomics, taking advantage of all the latest technological developments in the field.