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As a food scientist, Reza Ovissipour, Ph.D., knows that one industryâs waste can be anotherâs solution to feeding a growing population â once you perfect the fermentation process.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have received two grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation to develop better control and understanding of tomato spotted wilt virus, one of the top 10 most economically important plant viruses in the world.
Texas A&M AgriLife will collaborate in a first-of-its-kind project to propagate new seedless muscadine grape varieties to benefit grape growers in Texas and beyond.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are working on a new research project to fight plant diseases transmitted by psyllid insects â particularly the zebra chip disease, which has impacted potato production for decades.
As feral hog populations increase in Texas and the U.S., they create desirable conditions for disease-carrying ticks and increase the risk for an outbreak of African swine fever virus, ASFV.
Sapna Chitlapilly Dass, Ph.D., assistant professor in microbial ecology and microbiome interactions, Department of Animal Science, is studying the ongoing threat of emerging pathogens that can necessitate prompt deployment of medical countermeasures for life-saving interventions.
Research collaboration by the Texas A&M Department of Entomology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, creates potential for genetic tools to control disease-spreading ticks.
AgriLife Research weed science and cropping systems agronomist Muthukumar âMuthuâ Bagavathiannan, Ph.D., is leading a $10 million grant project to transform cotton production into a more sustainable system in the southern U.S. Bagavathiannan is the Billie Turner Professor of Agronomy in the Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.
Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing, is a plant disease that has decimated citrus production in the U.S., particularly in Florida, California and Texas, the top three citrus-producing states. It affects almost all citrus species, including orange, grapefruit, lemon and lime trees. It has caused reduced yields, financial losses for producers and higher citrus prices for consumers.
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers uncovered a promising target for controlling gene expression and other cellular processes, which could lead to advancements in crop resilience and our understanding of certain human diseases.
Vishal Gohil, Ph.D., professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, said fear triggers the adrenal gland to release adrenaline, a hormone that targets specific organs to help you react quickly.
Texas A&M AgriLife home to worldâs top animal science researchers, according to Research.com
A Texas A&M AgriLife Research team is working to find crop varieties, starting with sorghum, that will minimize that escaped nitrogen, thus reducing input costs for farmers and greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.
New study details long-sought mechanisms and structures
The economic impact of the complete lack of irrigation water for crop production in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in 2024 would be an estimated $495.8 million in direct revenue loss, according to a recent report by the Center for North American Studies, CNAS.
Texas A&M graduate student grows chickpeas in amended moondust.
Horticultural research remains at epicenter of growing field.
Texas A&M is collaborating with center-lead Florida International University and Sam Houston State University within the nationâs only forensic science Industry-University Cooperative Research Center.
New study provides insights on role of âhunger hormoneâ receptor in obesity-realted chronic inflammation.
Knowing exactly how beef cattle utilize protein is important to answering many nutrition questions producers and industry nutritionists pose to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists like Jason Smith, Ph.D., Amarillo.
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