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Plant and Soil Science

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The Plant and Soil Science (PSS) Department has 20 faculty members, 15 of whom are active in water-related research and education. In addition to faculty and student resources, they have research laboratories on campus and field research sites located on the Texas Tech campus ( Quaker Avenue), at New Deal, and at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center at Dallas (horticulture). Faculty established research expertise in plants and soils that relate directly to water include:

  • Plant water use efficiency as impacted by plant genetic characteristics, environmental conditions, water quality, and irrigation practices and technology.
  • Soil infiltration and drainage studies, including croplands, playa lakes, and rangelands.
  • Soil impacts of wastewater and saline water use.
  • Plant growth forecasting from remote sensing of water stress.

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PSS Faculty Involved in Water Research
Randy Allen
Dick Auld
Peter Dotray
Cary Green
Norman Hopper
Wayne Hudnall
Stephen Maas
Cynthia McKenney
D. Thayne Montague
Ellen Peffley
Tom Thompson  
Robert Wright
Wenwei Xu
Richard Zartman