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Plant Science Major

Plant Science Major

Plant Health and Protection Careers


The opportunities for majors in Plant Science are as varied as they are limitless and the demand for graduates is steadily increasing. A specialization in Plant Health and Protection equips you to work in insect and disease control, plant diagnostics, crop production management, or plant pathology and entomology research. You can develop integrated, environmentally rigorous approaches to managing crops and pests or design and implement new screening methods and platforms for existing or emerging diseases.

UF graduates are

State plant pathologists
Extension specialists
USDA researchers
Attorneys for environmental, agricultural and patent law firms
Seed and plant production managers
Tissue culture lab managers
Agricultural compliance specialists
Plant protection and quarantine officers
Environmental writers
Seed researchers
Biotech entrepreneurs

Use your passion for nature and love of the outdoors to preserve, protect, and restore native plants.