Exciting! I have a couple of thoughts, you probably already know all this, but... Are you more interested in insect pests or bacteria/fungus/virus diseases? If insect pests, that is more of a pest management/Ag major. If the latter, that is definitely plant pathology or botany. If both, your idea of major in plant pathology (or related field) and minor in entomology is a great idea.
I think most people probably wouldn't actually end up "majoring" in plant pathology until grad schoo -- at least I think most colleges wouldn't have an actual plant pathology major. Although if you know that is what you are interested in, you could perhaps major in botany and get as much plant pathology research experience as possible as an undergrad. That would help you get into a good grad program anyhow.
As I said, you could also look into are Ag-type programs. Plant diseases are sort of a combination between "pure" biology and applied biology. However I have heard that traditional Ag/horticulture programs can be very frustrating because they just teach you hot to use lots of chemicals to fight plant disease.
Anyhow, just some thoughts.
Another thought: if you are real interested in bacteria/fungi/virus plant diseases, you could also consider taking lots of classes in microbiology and/or mycology.
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Date: 2009-02-23 06:30 pm (UTC)I think most people probably wouldn't actually end up "majoring" in plant pathology until grad schoo -- at least I think most colleges wouldn't have an actual plant pathology major. Although if you know that is what you are interested in, you could perhaps major in botany and get as much plant pathology research experience as possible as an undergrad. That would help you get into a good grad program anyhow.
As I said, you could also look into are Ag-type programs. Plant diseases are sort of a combination between "pure" biology and applied biology. However I have heard that traditional Ag/horticulture programs can be very frustrating because they just teach you hot to use lots of chemicals to fight plant disease.
Anyhow, just some thoughts.
Another thought: if you are real interested in bacteria/fungi/virus plant diseases, you could also consider taking lots of classes in microbiology and/or mycology.