Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 06 - Physical and life sciences and technologies
• 26. - Biological and biomedical sciences
• 26.03 - Botany/plant biology

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.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • phytopathology
  • plant pathology

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • plant physiology(26.0307)
  • plant protection(01.1105)
  • plant sciences(01.1101)