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Plant Breeding (MS) at Cornell University

Cornell University, United States

Programme overview

The field of plant breeding encourages applications from students interested in crop improvement in the context of global agriculture. Faculty research areas include not only applied breeding of major crops such as cereals, forages, potato, and diverse fruits and vegetables, but also molecular genetics and genomics of crop plants. The applied breeding program deals with development of plant materials for greater yield, disease resistance, adaptability, quality, etc.

Faculty: Cornell Graduate School  |  Department: Plant Breeding  |  Duration: 2 semesters minimum  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall  |  Location: Ithaca, NY, United States

What you will study

Concentrations: Plant breeding, Plant genetics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

all Graduate School requirements , including the English language proficiency requirement for all applicants; three recommendations; Please note: The GRE general test is not required. Application deadline: Fall, November 16

Graduate fields set their own fall and spring admission deadlines; some fields (for example Communication PhD) admit for fall only.

Graduate School applications are submitted online through the Graduate School application; the application fee is $105 (non-refundable, waivers available). Each graduate field sets its own fall and spring deadlines, and many fall between early December and mid-January.

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