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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 18, 2022
Muthappa's research program broadly focuses on enhancing yield potential and abiotic stress resilience in grain and forage sorghum. One of her primary goals at Texas Tech is to help develop novel physiological and biochemical tools and methods to enhance quality and productivity of grain sorghum...
April 08, 2022
The Texas Tech University Length of Service Awards highlight the professional dedication of faculty and staff. Awarded at five-year intervals, the award includes a distinctive pin commemorating the landmark...
April 08, 2022
Texas Tech's Accelerator program provides a big boost to local startups and nonprofits launching new ventures to success. Gabriella Hale, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Plant & Soil Science, was selected as one of 16 startups tapped to participate in the program's sixth cohort competition...
April 05, 2022
TTU's Davis College recognized seven distinguished alumni at the university's McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center. The award honors graduates who've made significant contributions to society, and whose accomplishments and careers have brought distinction to the college and to the professions associated with agriculture and natural resources...
April 04, 2022
At the March 2022 Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America in, PSS graduate student Troy Ostmeyer won 2nd place and $300 in the graduate student oral competition...
April 04, 2022
Three members of the Texas Tech Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources' faculty were recognized during a special 'Celebrate Women Faculty Success' ceremony at the university's main library...
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