Texas Tech University

PSS Research Area:
Plant Genetics & Breeding

The Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Established at Texas Tech in 2018, the Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance (IGCAST) is an institute which focuses on using state-of-the-art functional genomics to study plant tolerance to different types of abiotic stress - such as drought, salinity, heat, cold, and low nutrient availability - and the use of synthetic biology for crop improvement.

IGCAST website