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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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September 20, 2020
The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) at Texas Tech University has presented a five-year Strategic Plan which outlines the college's stated mission to, "develop(s) global leaders through innovative teaching, research, and scholarship while engaging with diverse communities to improve the world's food, fiber, and natural resources."
September 19, 2020
Eric Hequet – Horn Professor and Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute faculty – has been elected as treasurer and executive committee member for the International Cotton Researchers Association...
September 18, 2020
A recent High Plains Journal article highlights Chuck West's research on rethinking how to grow alfalfa as a part of a grazing system with reduced water consumption...
September 16, 2020
The Chancellor's Award of Excellence is the highest honor that a staff member can receive for their dedication to the Texas Tech community, and this year it has been awarded to Philip Brown, a senior research associate with the Department of Plant and Soil Science...
September 12, 2020
The presentations cover a range of topics including efficient water use, updates on the current state of cotton, and the weather outlook...
September 02, 2020
Lam-Son Phan Tran, an expert in biotechnology and biological science, has been named a professor with Texas Tech's Department of Plant and Soil Science, according to officials within the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources...
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