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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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April 28, 2021
PSS's own Vikram Baliga is one of 15 Texas Tech University instructors to be named as a recipient of a 2021 Diamond Award. The award was created by the Teaching Academy and the Teaching, Learning, & Professional Development Center to recognize faculty whose innovative and adaptive teaching strategies went above and beyond...
April 27, 2021
Shan Wong, a doctoral student from Texas Tech University's Department of Plant and Soil Science, was awarded the Graduate Student International Research Award at the university's Office of International Affairs Annual Global Vision Awards ceremony. The program recognizes the generosity and continued support of the university's efforts to expand its global footprint and its work to promote higher education on an international scale...
April 26, 2021
In order to give more opportunity to engage undergraduates in research activities, Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources officials have selected nine standout students to receive 2021 Undergraduate Research Grants...
April 21, 2021
This year's Texas Tech University Length of Service Awards marked the professional dedication of many members of the Department of Plant and Soil Science and the Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute. Awarded at five-year intervals, the recognition includes a distinctive pin commemorating the landmark...
April 08, 2021
Noureddine Abidi — Leidigh Professor and Managing Director of the Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute (FBRI) — can add another award to his list of accomplishments. In April, the Office of Research & Innovation named Abidi as the recipient of the 2021 President's Excellence in Commercialization Award...
March 29, 2021
In an effort to understand the factors that chemically determine potassium fixation in soil, Texas Tech University researcher Matthew Siebecker, an assistant professor of applied environmental soil chemistry in the Department of Plant and Soil Science, will conduct a series of experiments with nanoparticle and micron-sized silicon and aluminum oxides and clay minerals to better understand these reactions...
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