Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Science (PhD)
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Specialization:
Plant Science Quick Facts
Faculty:
Faculty of Land and Food SystemsSubject:
Agriculture and Forestry
Mode of delivery:
On campus
Registration options:
Full-time Application
Possible start dates:
| Deadlines for | ||
|---|---|---|
| Start date | Students with Canadian or US credentials | Students with international credentials |
| September | January 1st | January 1st |
| January | June 1st | June 1st |
| May | September 1st | September 1st |
Program contact details
Link to program website:
Application enquiries:
- Lia Maria Dragan, lfs.gradapp@ubc.ca
Please mail paper documents to:
MacMillan Building
Room 344 - 2357 Main Mall
Vancouver
British Columbia, V6T 1Z4
Canada
Requirements
GRE required?:
Not required Opportunities
Research focus:
The Plant Science Graduate Program investigates topics related to plant production, plant protection, biotechnology, plant physiology and biochemistry and plant-environment interactions.
Tuition / Program costs
| Fees | Canadian Citizen / Permanent Resident / Refugee / Diplomat | International |
|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | $91.80 | $153.00 |
| Tuition * | ||
| Installments per year | 3 | 3 |
| Tuition per installment | $1,449.72 | $2,546.90 |
| Tuition per year | $4,349.16 | $7,640.70 |
| Int. Tuition Award (ITA) per year (if eligible) | $3,200.00 (-) | |
| Other Fees and Costs | ||
| Student Fees (yearly) | $709.00 (approx.) | |
| Costs of living (yearly) | $16,763.00 (approx.) | |
* Regular, full-time tuition. For on-leave, extension, continuing or part time (if applicable) fees see UBC Calendar.
All fees for the year are subject to adjustment and UBC reserves the right to change any fees without notice at any time, including tuition and student fees. In case of a discrepancy between this webpage and the UBC Calendar, the UBC Calendar entry will be held to be correct.
All fees for the year are subject to adjustment and UBC reserves the right to change any fees without notice at any time, including tuition and student fees. In case of a discrepancy between this webpage and the UBC Calendar, the UBC Calendar entry will be held to be correct.
Recent Doctoral Citations
- Dr. Nora Afsaneh Foroud: "Dr. Foroud studied a fungal disease of wheat known as Fusarium Head Blight. She contributed to the understanding of mechanisms of disease resistance by oserving that different molecular mechanisms of resistance are conferred in different genetic backgrounds. This knowledge will help breeders to select better resistance for wheat farmers." (May 2011)
- Dr. Cristina Machial: "Dr. Machial investigated the comparative toxicity of selected plant essential oils to four agricultural insect pests, and assessed the effects of the most toxic oil, patchouli oil, on the detoxicative abilities of these insects. Development of reduced risk plant essential oil-based pesticides is warranted despite technical and practical challenges." (November 2010)
- Dr. Yingchao Nie: "Dr. Nie investigated protein-protein interactions of the major regulatory proteins, IE0 and IE1, of the baculovirus AcMNPV. She identified a domain required for binding viral proteins that were shown to play a critical role in the production of virus particles by enabling the rapid start of viral gene expression." (May 2010)
- Dr. Tara Moreau: "Dr. Moreau explored manipulation of insect behaviour as an alternative to pesticides for management of greenhouse whiteflies on sweet pepper crops. She found that whiteflies can be diverted away from the crop using combinations of traps and reduced risk sprays. Her work provides greenhouse growers with whitefly management options that have lower environmental impacts and greater compatibility with biological control programs." (May 2010)
- Dr. Elizabeth Lai-Wun Hui: "Dr. Hui showed that specific regions of a plant virus coat protein are essential for virus transmission to its host. The protein was also found to be localized at specific sites within plant cells, suggesting a possible role in virus particle disassembly. These findings will aid in the development of new strategies for plant virus disease control." (November 2009)
Further Information
Link to UBC calendar:
UBC Calendar 
