植物科学系是农业和食品科学系的七个系之一，汇集了应用科学和基础科学方面的专业知识。自1937年成立以来
The Plant Science (MSc) educates students in basic plant sciences and applied crop production. Research in the department is focused on developing superior cultivars and new production systems suited to the changing needs of producers and the agri-food industry.The Department of Plant Science is a leader in agricultural research in Canada, having created the first canola variety and the first hybrid rapeseed variety. The department is also a leader in canola and cereal breeding, cytogenetics and plant biotechnology.Some of our fields of research include Agronomy and plant protection, Plant breeding and genetics, Sustainable cropping systemsPlant physiology-biochemistry, Plant biotechnology, genomics and bioinformatics