DEPARTMENT OF PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES


We have excellent teaching, research, and outreach programs in the areas of plant biology (cellular, genetics, genomics, microbial, molecular and physiology), agronomy (including pathology, soil management and weed science), horticulture (sustainable landscapes, fruits and vegetables), landscape architecture and environmental soil sciences (biogeochemistry, hydrology and plant-soil interactions). We have a distinguished faculty, known nationally and internationally for their research and outreach, and within UD for their excellence in teaching, advising and mentoring students.

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Landscape architecture students react to the Bridge Program: youtube.com/watch?v=JlW-XGK7s-w

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Anna Wik Landscape Architecture

Professor Wik's courses investigate the relationship between the cultural practice of design and the built environment.

Latest news

  • Unwelcome insect hitchhikers

    March 16, 2023 | Written by Lauren Bradford
    Spring brings warmer weather, blooming flowers and the unfortunate re-emergence of the spotted lanternfly, a prolific invasive insect reviled for the havoc it wreaks on forests and cropland.
  • UD alumna studies contaminated sites vulnerable to sea level rise

    March 07, 2023 | Written by Lauren Bradford
    UD alumna Fatemeh Izaditame visits an EPA Superfund-adjacent site in Wilmington to study heavy metal contamination. Collected soil samples showed high levels of arsenic, underscoring the need for the remediation of sites vulnerable to flooding and sea level rise.
  • Delaware Biotechnology Institute Leadership Announced

    March 06, 2023 | Written by Tracey Bryant
    Jung-Youn Lee, professor of plant and soil sciences at the University of Delaware, has been appointed interim director of the Delaware Biotechnology Institute.

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