作物与土壤科学，食品科学与人类营养学，电气工程与计算机科学，园艺与景观建筑，分子生物科学，植物病理学系的研究生学院提供跨学科课程，从而获得哲学博士学位。生物科学和生物化学研究所。该计划的目的是向研究生提供分子植物科学方面的广泛知识，并在该学科的选定领域提供研究经验。专业领域包括细胞和亚细胞生理学，植物相关过程的分子生物学和生物化学，光合作用和光呼吸，固氮，植物化学，维管植物生理学，新陈代谢，植物病原体相互作用，激素相互作用和生长调节，作物生产生理学， <br> <br>学位要求包括分子生物学，高级分子植物
Graduate study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree is offered as an interdepartmental curriculum by graduate faculty from the Departments of Crop and Soil Science, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Molecular Biosciences, Plant Pathology, Biological Sciences, and the Institute of Biological Chemistry. The objectives of the program are to provide the graduate student with a broad knowledge in molecular plant sciences and with research experience in a chosen area within this discipline. Specialization includes cellular and subcellular physiology, the molecular biology and biochemistry of plant-related processes, photosynthesis and photorespiration, nitrogen fixation, phytochemistry, the physiology of vascular plants, metabolism, plant pathogen interactions, hormonal interactions and regulation of growth, crop production physiology, and physiological ecology as well as related areas in agriculture and biology.<br><br>Students entering the program must have completed their baccalaureate degree with training in one year each of elementary biology or botany, and physics, chemistry through one semester of organic chemistry and biochemistry, one semester each of molecular plant sciences and genetics, and mathematics (through calculus). Limited undergraduate deficiencies may be remedied by taking the appropriate courses upon enrollment in the graduate program on a provisional basis.