Department of Plant and Soil Science
The Graduate Student Council in the Department of Plant and Soil Science hosts a weekly Seminar Series, bringing researchers, students, and industry professionals together to dig deep into topics at the forefront of current research.
This annual symposium provides an invaluable opportunity for students at all stages of their programs to present their research and receive feedback from peers, faculty, staff, and external experts. It is particularly beneficial to graduate and undergraduate PSS students or collaborators who are conducting research and are planning to present their work at major conferences.
CROP PROTECTION RESEARCHERS
Peter Dotray | Weed Science
Scott Longing | Entomology
Rupinder Saini | Weed Science
VITICULTURE & ENOLOGY RESEARCHERS
Mariam Berdeja | Viticulture
Thayne Montague | Viticulture & Horticulture
Maureen Qualia | Enology
Kirk Williams | Viticulture
SOIL SCIENCE RESEARCHERS
Sanjit Deb | Soil Physics
Daniel Hirmas | Pedology & Mineralogy
Katie Lewis | Soil Fertility
Matthew Siebecker | Environmental Soil Chemistry
Lindsey Slaughter | Soil Microbial Ecology & Biochemistry
FIBER & BIOPOLYMER SCIENCE RESEARCHERS
Noureddine Abidi | Biopolymer Research
Eric Hequet | Cotton Fiber Phenomics
Brendan Kelly | Cotton Fiber Phenomics
Kalavathy Rajan | Biopolymers
Julia Shamshina | Biopolymers
FBRI the Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute
HORTICULTURE & TURF SCIENCE RESEARCHERS
Thayne Montague| Viticulture & Horticulture
Russ Plowman | Ornamental Horticulture & Floral Design
Jyotsna Sharma | Plant Ecology & Conservation
Catherine Simpson | Sustainable & Urban Horticulture
Sukhbir Singh | Vegetable Production
Joey Young | Turfgrass
AGRONOMY & PLANT PHYSIOLOGY RESEARCHERS
Wenxuan Guo | Agricultural Microclimatology
Krishna Jagadish | Forages
Haydee Laza | Crop Physiology
Irish Pabuayon | Crop Physiology
Glen Ritchie | Crop Physiology
Impa Somayanda | Crop Physiology
PLANT GENETICS & BREEDING RESEARCHERS
Mark Burow | Molecular Genetics
Benildo de los Reyes | Genomics
Luis Herrera-Estrella | Genomics
Madhusudhana Janga | Transformation
Yinping Jiao | Genomics
Degao Liu | Transformation
Damar Lopez-Arredondo | Genomics
Gunvant Patil | Transformation
Rosalyn Shim | Breeding
Son Tran | Genomics
Wenwei Xu | Corn Breeding
IGCAST the Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance
PSS researchers partnering on multi-university, $26 million NSF-funded project
The project's 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 and will be joined in her work by Sukhbir Singh and Haydee Laza...
Guo lab holds precision agriculture workshop
Cutting edge agriculture featuring UAV Remote Sensing, EC Mapping, RTK Automatic Guidance
and Data Processing, along with oral and poster presentations, were part of a Precision
Agriculture Workshop at the Plant & Soil Science Building and the Quaker Research
Farm...
Noureddine Abidi joins prestigious 2024 Class of NAI Senior Members
Noureddine Abidi, the Davis College's Associate Dean for Research, has been honored
as a Class of 2024 Senior Member by the National Academy of Inventors Senior Member
Advisory Committee and Board of Directors...
PSS researchers among ‘most highly cited’ in the world for 2023
Two prominent scientists from the Department of Plant & Soil Science joined a small
fraction of highly cited global researchers who've demonstrated significant and broad
influence in their field of research...
Davis College awarded $4.9M to explore boundaries of climate smart crops
A new study led by Texas Tech University agricultural scientists presents a unique
opportunity to derive low-cost proxies for greenhouse gas emissions and establish
targeted climate smart commodities to strengthen the economic and environmental sustainability
on the Texas High Plains...
The Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance (IGCAST) is a new institute at Texas Tech University which focuses on using state-of-the-art functional genomics to study processes involved in plant tolerance of different types of abiotic stress (drought, salinity, heat, cold, and low nutrient availability) and in the use of synthetic biology for the improvement of crop abiotic stress tolerance.
The Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute (FBRI) is an international leader in research and technology transfer in fibers and textiles in order to benefit the agricultural production of textile fibers, increase the use-value of these fibers, and foster development of value-added textile products.
The Texas Tech University Horticulture Garden and Greenhouse Complex is located on campus just north of the United Supermarkets Arena. This facility provides teaching, research, and engagement opportunities for the Department of Plant and Soil Science faculty and students as well as the local community.
The Quaker Avenue Research Farm is a 130-acre farm operated by the Department of Plant and Soil Science. Researchers from Plant and Soil Science, other Texas Tech University departments, Texas AgriLife Research, Texas AgriLife Extension, and many agribusiness companies conduct research at the farm – including breeding, irrigation response research, evaluation of crop protection chemicals and regulated events, and more.
The New Deal Farm has approximately 120 acres that support the crop production research for the Department of Plant and Soil Science. This includes grazing paddocks and research on irrigation management, cotton physiology, cotton stress tolerance, weed science, soil fertility, and forage physiology.
The Department of Plant and Soil Science offers undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, and professional certificates in Viticulture, Winemaking, and Sustainable Small Farms at our regional teaching site in Fredericksburg.
