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Jagadish joins PSS as the new Thornton Distinguished Chair
Krishna Jagadish, a noted crop physiologist from Kansas State University, has been named the new Thornton Distinguished Chair and Professor of Forage Science in Texas Tech University's Department of Plant & Soil Science. He will be the Director of the Texas Coalition for Sustainable Integrated Systems Research Program (TeCSIS) and Coordinator of the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation (TAWC). Jagadish officially stepped into his new research and teaching role on March 15.
PSS faculty members approved for promotion & tenure
In February, three Plant and Soil Science faculty members were approved for promotions by the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents:
- Thayne Montague, Promotion from Associate Professor to Full Professor
- Wenxuan Guo, Promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor with Tenure
- Lindsey Slaughter, Promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor with Tenure
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. With support from a recent $117,552 grant from the Texas Department of Agriculture, researchers from the TTU Department of Plant and Soil Science are hoping to help.
High-impact publication explores a more efficient future
As practical and financial water restrictions loom — particularly in arid and semi-arid regions — it's becoming critical for growers to find an informed balance between the costs of irrigation and reduced crop yield. To that end, a recent meta-analysis study in Dr. Sukhbir Singh's lab evaluated the effects of deficit irrigation strategies to provide an estimate of yield and water productivity responses under a variety of conditions. The study, “A global meta-analysis of yield and water productivity responses of vegetables to deficit irrigation”, was conducted by Manpreet Singh, Paramveer Singh, Sukhbir Singh, Rupinder Kaur Saini, and Sangamesh Angadi. Significantly, the meta-analysis was published in Scientific Reports, a high-impact journal in the Nature Portfolio.
Simpson lab attends inaugural TNLA Lone Star Hort Forum
Students from Catherine Simpson's Urban Horticulture and Sustainability Lab Group attended the inaugural Texas Nursery and Landscape Association (TNLA) Lone Star Hort Forum, which was held in College Station on Jan. 10-12. Catherine Simpson, Vikram Baliga, Alicia Thomas, Kamron Newberry, Jonah Trevino, Abishkar Regmi, Aqeela Sehrish, Shivani Kathi, Emily Stamm, Savannah Cognasi, and Gretchen Plocek represented Texas Tech at the event, with all of the students presenting their research.
TTU Matador Institute of Leadership Engagement program selects 3rd cohort
Plant and Soil Science students Sara Garcia of Houston, Texas and Blake Mills of Center Point, Texas were among the 14 undergraduates from the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources selected for the third cohort of the Matador Institute of Leadership Engagement (MILE) Program. MILE is a three-semester leadership and professional development program which uses industry engagement, networking, leadership curriculum, and travel experiences to give students a competitive edge when entering the agricultural workforce. The MILE experience includes both on- and off-campus workshops and tours as well as trips to Austin and Washington, D.C. to meet with government representatives about agriculture and public policy.
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