AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.eduContact: Dr. Jackie Rudd, 806-677-5600, jcrudd@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – For Dr. Jackie Rudd, Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat breeder in Amarillo, his job isn’t just about experimenting with and growing new varieties of wheat. Equally important, Rudd … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.eduContact: Shannon Baker, 806-677-5600, shannon.baker@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Shannon Baker, a research associate with Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Amarillo, was recognized with the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Director’s Technical Staff Support Award on Jan. … Continued
AgriLife Today Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat genetics research benefits from students Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.eduContact: Dr. Shuyu Liu, 806-677-5600, shuyu.liu@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Today’s research advances in the world of wheat genetics are getting a big hand from tomorrow’s scientists, … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Adam Russell, 903-834-6191, adam.russell@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Prem Woli, 903-834-6191, prem.woli@ag.tamu.edu Dr. Monte Rouquette, 903-834-6191, monte.rouquette@ag.tamu.edu OVERTON – A new, pioneering forage wheat model could provide a valuable technique to researchers exploring the potential of biomass production for … Continued
Award-winning program to be offered Jan. 22-March 7 AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Jackie Smith, 806-746-6101, j-smith34@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Master Marketer program is scheduled January through March at the U.S. Department of … Continued
The Associated Press More than 200 researchers around the world have published a research article saying they finally cracked the complete genome of wheat after 13 years of work. Kansas State University scientists, who collaborated with the International Wheat Genome … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-77-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contacts: Dr. Curtis Adams, 940-552-9941, Curtis.adams@ag.tamu.edu Dr. Calvin Trostle, 806-746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu VERNON – A team of scientists from Texas A&M AgriLife and the University of Florida are working to increase and stabilize guar production in the … Continued
The wheat genome sequence will bring stronger wheat varieties to farmers Contacts: Marsha Boswell, mboswell@kswheat.com Haley Ahlers, hahlers@ksu.edu, Project Manager, Innovation Lab for Applied Wheat Genomics, Wheat Genetics Resource Center, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, 785.532.2366 Kansas State University scientists, in collaboration with the International Wheat Genome Sequencing … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Gabe Saldana, 956-408-5040, gabe.saldana@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Junqi Song, 972-952-9244, junqi.song@ag.tamu.edu A novel gene editing approach could hold the key to broad-spectrum disease resistance in certain staple food crops without causing physical detriment to the plants, said a Texas A&M … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Gabe Saldana, 956-408-5040, gabe.saldana@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Junqi Song, 972-952-9244, junqi.song@ag.tamu.edu A novel gene editing approach could hold the key to broad-spectrum disease resistance in certain staple food crops without causing physical detriment to the plants, said a Texas A&M … Continued