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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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October 15, 2024
As part of an innovative initiative aimed at exploring international collaborative research opportunities between the National University of Costa Rica and Texas Tech, officials within the Davis College are hosting academic researchers and administrators from the Central America educational leader...
October 04, 2024
Auld was an outgoing leader who cared about his students and everyone in Plant and Soil Science, and was a major part of the department’s identity until his retirement in 2016...
September 23, 2024
The poster competition is a great way for students to gain experience presenting research results in an accessible way to the public, interact and network with other future professionals in their fields, and gain excellent perspective on research that is occurring outside of their narrower research programs...
September 18, 2024
“Our aim is to have this chapter translate into a dynamic platform for agriculture, natural resources, engineering and law and policy students to engage in multi-disciplinary discussions and interactions on water,” said Krishna Jagadish...
August 30, 2024
Led by Ohio State University, the aim is to bridge engineering, biology and agricultural fields to revolutionize and explore alternative natural rubber production from domestically grown crops. Catherine Simpson is a co-PI on the project and will be joined in her work by Sukhbir Singh and Haydee Laza...
August 30, 2024
“My goal is to develop a deeper understanding on how resource use and management strategies could be fine-tuned to be more efficient and improve the productivity, quality, and profitability potential of cotton and other relevant field crops in Texas,” she said...
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