Faculty in the Department of Plant and Soil Science conduct research at the cutting edge of their professions. During fiscal year 2010, our faculty brought in $6.1 million in external research grant funding. This is the highest ever for our department, and ranks second among all academic departments at Texas Tech University!
Explore our faculty research interests below.
Crop Protection |
Research Specialty |
|---|---|
| Peter Dotray | Weed science |
| Megha Parajulee | Entomology–cotton |
| Jason Woodward | Plant pathology |
Crop Science |
Research Specialty |
|---|---|
| Vivien Allen | Forages and grazing systems |
| Dick Auld | Cotton and oilseed breeding |
| Mark Burow | Peanut breeding and genomics |
| Norm Hopper | Seed science |
| Steve Maas | Agricultural microclimatology |
| Thea Wilkins | Crop genomics |
| Robert Wright | Crop molecular genetics |
| Wenwei Xu | Corn breeding |
Fiber and Biopolymer Science |
Research Specialty |
|---|---|
| Noureddine Abidi | Biopolymer science |
| Dean Ethridge | Cotton production and processing |
| Eric Hequet | Cotton fiber quality |
Horticulture |
Research Specialty |
|---|---|
| Ed Hellman | Viticulture |
| Cynthia McKenney | Ornamental horticulture |
| Thayne Montague | Plant physiology/viticulture |
| Jyotsna Sharma | Plant ecology and conservation |
| Brent Trela | Enology |
Soil Science |
Research Specialty |
|---|---|
| Wayne Hudnall | Pedology and soil chemistry |
| Jennifer Moore-Kucera | Soil and environmental microbiology |
| Rick Zartman | Soil physics |
Texas Tech University,
Department of Plant and Soil Science,
Campus Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409 
806. 742-2838 