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Current Research Projects

Breeding

Texas Winter Wheat Breeding Program: High Plains and Rolling Plains

Hard Wheat Cultivar Development and Genetic Research for South, Central and Northeast Texas

Soft Red Winter Wheat Cultivar Development and Genetic Research for Northeast and Central Texas

Development of AI-powered Gene-based Breeding (AI-GBB)

Developing Winter and Spring Hard Wheat with Higher Biological Nitrification Inhibition

Breeding Texas Soft and Hard Red Winter Wheat for Long-Term Hessian fly and Fusarium Head Blight Resistance

Variety Trials & Regional Agronomic Efforts

Statewide Extension and Support of Texas Wheat Producers

Evaluation of Critical Inputs to Improve the Profitability of Soft Red Winter Wheat in Northeast Texas: A Multi Year Study

Applied Wheat Research and Extension Programming to Optimize Production in West Central Texas

Support of Texas Wheat Extension Efforts in the Rolling Plains of Texas

Off-Station Wheat Variety Trials and Educational Programming Support in the Texas High Plains

End-Use Quality

Improve the End-Use Quality, Drought Tolerance, Nitrogen Use Efficiency, and Biotic Stress Resistance of Texas Wheat

Enhancing Texas Wheat Marketability Through End-Use Quality Assessment and Knowledge Transfer

Disease and Pest

Survey and Investigation of Wheat Associated Insects/Arthropods to Identify the Vector(s) of Wheat Eqlid Mosaic Virus in the Texas Panhandle

Developing an Integrated Pest Management Plan for Hessian Fly

Characterization of the syndrome and assessment of the economic impact of two new bacterial diseases of wheat and triticale in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains.

Developing RNAi based pesticide for greenbug management

Silage

Yield-Quality Tradeoffs in Wheat and Triticale Silages Across Maturity Stages and Harvest Cut Heights

Small Grains Silage Quality and Fermentation Characteristics in North-Central Texas