Welcome to the Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics (PBPG) program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Established in 1968, the interdisciplinary PBPG program leads the nation in the number of plant breeding graduate degrees granted in the last twenty years.

Quick Facts about PBPG:

• Established in 1968
• A UW System Center of Excellence
• Includes faculty from the departments of Agronomy,  Biochemistry,  Botany, Genetics,  Horticulture,  Plant Pathology,  and Statistics.
• M.S. and Ph.D. degrees granted
• State-of-the-art research facilities
• Wide variety of crops studied.
• Vibrant campus and active plant science student community.

Learn more About the Program.