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Personal Information:
Dr. Thayne Montague received his B.S. degree in Ornamental Horticulture from Brigham Young University in 1990 and his M.S. degree in Ornamental Horticulture from Auburn University in 1993. Dr. Montague received his Ph.D. in Plant Sciences from Utah State University in December of 1998 and joined the Texas Tech University Department of Plant and Soil Science in March of 1999 as an Assistant Professor of Horticulture. Dr. Montague was promoted to Associate Professor in 2005 and currently has a joint appoint with Texas Tech University and the Texas A&M Agrilife Research Center in Lubbock.
Teaching and Research:
For Texas Tech University Dr. Montague’s teaching responsibilities have been and are in horticulture and plant physiology. He has taught the following courses: Principles of Horticulture, Plant Propagation, Arboriculture, Woody Landscape Plant Identification, Crop Physiology, Viticulture I (Principles of Viticulture), and Freshman Seminar. Dr. Montague’s research responsibilities at Texas Tech and Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center are focused on physiology, plant/microclimate interactions, and drought tolerance of woody ornamental plants, grapevines, and olives. Dr. Montague has published numerous research articles in the areas of woody plant physiology, landscape water use, plant/microclimate interactions, water efficient landscapes, nursery production, and plant propagation.
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