Impa Somayanda, Ph.D.
Email: isomayan@ttu.edu
Phone: (806) 834-6573
Address:
Department of Plant and Soil Science
Texas Tech University
Bayer Plant Science Building
2911 15th Street
Mail Stop 2122
Lubbock, TX 79409-2122

Background
Impa Somayanda joined the Department of Plant and Soil Science at Texas Tech as a Research Assistant Professor in April 2022. She received her Masters and Doctorate degree from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India. Prior to joining Texas Tech, she served as a research associate and research manager at Kansas State University, USA and a postdoctoral fellow and project scientist at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines.
She is a crop physiologist, with experience in abiotic stress physiology, and irrigation and nutrient management in different crops including wheat, sorghum, cotton, rice and corn. She has authored 51 peer-reviewed journal articles with 3823 citations and an H index of 29 as of Sept 3rd, 2025.
Research Interests
Dr. Somayandas research program at Texas Tech focus will be to:
- Explore the spectrum of water quantity and quality related challenges across the Southern High Plains and develop economically viable cropping systems for arid regions
- Assess the impact of poor-quality and saline irrigation water on crop productivity and soil health
- Integrate advances in precision irrigation and sensor-based water management technologies to increase water savings at farm scale
- Enhancing water-deficit and heat stress resilience in crops and foragesAscertain the effectiveness of utilizing “Treated Produced Water” as a new and alternative source of water for supporting regional agricultural industry
Department of Plant and Soil Science
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Address
Texas Tech University, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
806.742.2838 -
Email
plantsoilscience@ttu.edu