January 31, 2021
Southern Weed Science Society awards PSS students
PSS graduate students Delaney Foster and Ubaldo Torres represented the department exceptionally well at the recent Southern Weed Science Society annual meeting...
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PSS researchers developing novel method to help High Plains growers protect their vineyards
The hot, dry, and windy conditions of the High Plains can carry herbicides miles from the application site, and for perennial species such as grapes, this potential volatility and drift exposure may affect plant productivity and yield for many years. Researchers from the TTU Department of Plant and Soil Science are hoping to help...
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January 22, 2021
Montague part of statewide Texas strawberry profitability study
Montague, who also holds a joint appointment to Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Lubbock, and Russ Wallace, a professor and extension specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Lubbock, recently received a second Texas Department of Agriculture Specialty Crops Block Grant for the statewide strawberry research project. The added support builds on the first phase of research project led by Wallace, which was funded by the TDA in 2018...
January 22, 2021
Julia Shamshina joins FBRI faculty
The Department of Plant and Soil Science and the Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute welcomed a new faculty member in January. Dr. Julia Shamshina is a Research Assistant Professor in renewable biopolymers and bioproducts...
January 12, 2021
Students presentations recognized at Beltwide Cotton Conferences
Several current and past students earned high recognitions at the recent 2021 Beltwide Cotton Conferences. The annual forum was held as a fully virtual meeting from January 5 through 7. Many graduate and PhD students represented the strength of their research and communication on the national stage...
December 18, 2020
Thornton Distinguished Chair Chuck West retires from teaching
"My experience at TTU has been a dream come true," West said. "Working on water resources for crops and livestock in one of America's greatest agricultural regions was especially gratifying because of the excellent cadre of fellow scientists and students at this institution."
December 14, 2020
Ellen Peffley receives 2020 Outstanding Alumna honor from NMSU
This fall, Dr. Ellen Peffley Harp was honored by her alma mater New Mexico State University as an Outstanding Alumna of the Plant and Environmental Sciences Department. After graduating with three degrees from NMSU, Peffley went on to lead an enormously successful teaching and research career, including more than two decades with the TTU Department of Plant and Soil Science...
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