Dec 12, 2024 · Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are working on a new research project to fight plant diseases transmitted by psyllid insects — particularly the zebra chip disease, which has impacted potato production for decades.. Funded by a $682,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture, …

Dec 23, 2024 · The four-year, $7 million project, “Through the Grapevine: Developing Vitis x MuscadiniaWide Hybrids for Enhanced Disease Resistance and Quality,” is funded by a U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute Food and Agriculture grant. The research involves the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the University of Arkansas, the University of Georgia and several other ...

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Dec 30, 2024 · First image: Coffee beans are raked to dry during a Texas A&M University Global Engagement trip on Jan. 3 in Costa Rica. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: Kranthi Mandadi, Ph.D., professor in the Texas A&M Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant molecular biologist, inspects potato plants in growth chambers at the Texas A&M AgriLife ...

Nov 8, 2024 · Kelly started working at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock in 2003 as a graduate student, and she completed her postdoctoral work there in 2010. She has been an assistant research scientist, associate research scientist and research scientist since 2012. As an assistant professor of cotton breeding, she will continue many of the projects she has managed over the ...

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Oct 3, 2024 · Awarded an $8.4 million grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA-NIFA, AgriLife Research will spearhead a groundbreaking four-year multi-institution collaborative project to develop resilient, high-quality tomato varieties.. The project, “Climate Resilient High-Quality Tomato Varieties for Sustainable Production,” will be led by Bhimu ...

Jul 24, 2020 · A new set of visual representations by the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, NRI, shows the breadth and diversity of the state’s working lands for agricultural production as well as the statewide support provided by Texas A&M AgriLife. “The Texas A&M AgriLife Support Network is a descriptor of a collective effort that brings advancements to Texas agriculture and all Texans,” said ...

Oct 18, 2024 · Murukarthick Jayakodi, Ph.D., brings expertise in developing genomic breeders’ toolkits for crop improvement to his new position as a Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant genomicist and assistant professor in the Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.

Oct 17, 2024 · The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M AgriLife Research have been awarded $1.9 million in Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative grants by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.. The Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative is a coordinated effort to identify priorities, find solutions and advance conservation practices on private grazing lands ...