Research in PSS
The Department of Plant & Soil Science at TTU is a student-focused and research-intense department, offering a range of opportunities for exploration at the cutting edge of academic and functional research. PSS faculty, staff, and students conduct research from the level of plant genomics to large-scale ecosystem interactions and post-production processes.
Check out our department's researchers below to see how we are tackling the many questions surrounding the complex web of relationships between people, plants, soil, and the environment.
Plant Genetics & Breeding
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
Agronomy & Plant Physiology
Wenxuan Guo | Agricultural Microclimatology
Krishna Jagadish | Forages
Haydee Laza | Crop Physiology
Irish Pabuayon | Crop Physiology
Glen Ritchie | Crop Physiology
Impa Somayanda | Crop Physiology
Horticulture & Turf Science
Russ Plowman | Ornamental Horticulture & Floral Design
Jyotsna Sharma | Plant Ecology & Conservation
Catherine Simpson | Sustainable & Urban Horticulture
Sukhbir Singh | Vegetable Production
Joey Young | Turfgrass
Viticulture & Enology
Mariam Berdeja | Viticulture
Thayne Montague | Viticulture & Horticulture
Maureen Qualia | Enology
Kirk Williams | Viticulture
Crop Protection
Peter Dotray | Weed Science
Scott Longing | Entomology
Rupinder Saini | Weed Science
Fiber & Biopolymer Science
Noureddine Abidi | Biopolymer Research
Eric Hequet | Cotton Fiber Phenomics
Brendan Kelly | Cotton Fiber Phenomics
Kalavathy Rajan | Biopolymers
Julia Shamshina | Biopolymers
Soil Science
Sanjit Deb | Soil Physics
Daniel Hirmas | Pedology & Mineralogy
Katie Lewis | Soil Fertility
Matthew Siebecker | Environmental Soil Chemistry
Lindsey Slaughter | Soil Microbial Ecology & Biochemistry
Latest Research News
- 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...
Institutes & Facilities
Associated Research Facilities
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
psstechsupport@ttu.edu