Mycology
The Plant Pathology Department has dynamic teaching, research, and
extension programs on fungal plant pathogens and basic mycology.
Ten faculty members devote most of their effort to the study of fungi:
fungi that cause diseases of fruit, ornamental, turfgrass, and vegetable
crops; post harvest diseases; ecology of soil-borne fungi; epidemiology;
development of control tactics; biocontrol of weeds; molecular biology;
and systematics and phylogeny of fungi. 
Florida provides excellent opportunities to study fungal pathogens of temperate tropical and subtropical plants. There are numerous plant pathologists statewide working with plant pathogenic fungi. Well equipped laboratories are available at the main and branch campuses for physiological, biochemical, cytological, ultrastructural, cellular, and molecular studies of fungal pathogens, symbionts, and other groups. For students with special interest in fungi and fungal diseases, there is a broad variety of courses in introductory and advanced mycology, pathology of native and tropical plants, and disease diagnosis.
Mycology Faculty