Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

6 - Biological, Biomedical and Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

61 - Biology and Biomedical Sciences

26.03 - Botany/Plant Biology

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 26.0301 to 26.0399.

26.0301 - Botany/Plant Biology, General

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of plants, related microbial organisms, and plant habitats and ecosystem relations. These programs include courses in plant anatomy and structure, phytochemistry, cytology, plant genetics, plant morphology and physiology, plant ecology, plant taxonomy and systematics, paleobotany, and applications of biophysics and molecular biology.

• Example Program Names:

  • Botany
  • Phycology
  • Phytochemistry
  • Plant biology

• Exclusion

  • Plant sciences(01.1101)
  • Horticultural science(01.1103)
  • Plant breeding genetics(01.1104)
  • Mycology(26.0506)
  • Plant genetics(26.0805)

26.0305 - Plant Pathology/Phytopathology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of plant diseases and plant health, and the development of disease control mechanisms. These programs include courses in plant anatomy and physiology; pathogenesis; molecular plant virology; molecular genetics; bacterial epidemiology; causal agent identification; host/agent interactions; disease resistance and response mechanisms; developing plant disease treatments; disease prevention; and disease physiology and control.

• Example Program Names:

  • Phytopathology
  • Plant pathology

• Exclusion

  • Plant sciences(01.1101)
  • Integrated pest management(01.1105)
  • Plant physiology(26.0307)

26.0307 - Plant Physiology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of plant internal dynamics and systems, plant-environment interaction, and plant life cycles and processes. These programs include courses in cell and molecular biology; plant nutrition; plant respiration; plant growth, behaviour, and reproduction; photosynthesis; plant systemics; and ecology.

• Example Program Names:

  • Plant physiology

• Exclusion

  • Phytopathology(26.0305)
  • Physiology(26.0901)
  • Cell physiology(26.0903)

26.0308 - Plant Molecular Biology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of molecular biology, biochemistry, and biophysics to the study of biomolecular structures, functions, and processes specific to plants and plant substances. These programs include courses in the biochemistry of plant cells, nuclear-cytoplasmic interactions, molecular cytostructures, photosynthesis, plant molecular genetics, and the molecular biology of plant diseases.

• Example Program Names:

  • Plant molecular biology

• Exclusion

  • Plant sciences(01.1101)
  • Molecular biology(26.0204)
  • Botany(26.0301)

26.0399 - Botany/Plant Biology, Other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Botany/Plant Biology.

• Exclusion

  • Plant sciences(01.1101)
  • Botany(26.0301)