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Travis W Witt
Livestock, Forage and Pasture Management Research Unit
Research Agronomist

Phone: (405) 262-5291
Fax: (405) 262-0133

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Projects
Integrated Research to Enhance Forage and Food Production from Southern Great Plains Agroecosystems
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 445628
Fertilize Right Initiative Research Projects
Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)
  Accession Number: 445953
Organomineral Fertilizers: A Sustainable Fertility Option for Farmers?
Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement (N)
  Accession Number: 441558

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Hyperspectral reflectance and machine learning for multi-site monitoring of cotton growth Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Flynn, K.C., Witt, T.W., Baath, G., H.K., C., Smith, D.R., Gowda, P.H., Ashworth, A.J. 2024. Hyperspectral reflectance and machine learning for multi-site monitoring of cotton growth. Smart Agricultural Technology. 9(2024). 100536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2024.100536.
Mid-season Nitrogen Management for Winter Wheat under Price and Weather Uncertainty Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, X., Chambers, R.G., Bandaru, V., Jones, C., Ochsner, T., Witt, T.W. 2024. Mid-season Nitrogen Management for Winter Wheat under Price and Weather Uncertainty. Field Crops Research. 316. Article 109509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109509.
Irrigation response, water use, and lint yield of upland cotton cultivars Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schwartz, R.C., Witt, T.W., Ulloa, M., Colaizzi, P.D., Baumhardt, R.L. 2024. Irrigation response, water use, and lint yield of upland cotton cultivars. Journal of the ASABE. 67(2):421-437. https://doi.org/10.13031/ja.15868.
A site suitability analysis for castor (Ricinus communis L.) production during Brazil’s second harvest incorporating disease prediction Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Witt, T.W., Flynn, K.C., Zoz, T., Monteiro, J. 2023. A site suitability analysis for castor (Ricinus communis L.) production during Brazil’s second harvest incorporating disease prediction. Heliyon. 9(8). Article e18981. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18981.
Effect of cutting management on the forage production and quality of tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Witt, T.W., Northup, B.K., Porch, T.G., Barrera, S., Urrea, C.A. 2023. Effect of cutting management on the forage production and quality of tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray). Euphytica. 13. Article 12875. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39550-3.
Forage accumulation and nutritive value of four peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) market types in the US Southern Great Plains Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Witt, T.W., Northup, B.K., Ojha, M., Puppala, N. 2023. Forage accumulation and nutritive value of four peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) market types in the US Southern Great Plains. Legume Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/leg3.198.
Registration of 17 upland cotton germplasm lines with improved resistance to Fusarium wilt race 4 and good fiber quality Reprint Icon - (Germplasm Registration)
Ulloa, M., Hutmacher, R.B., Zhang, J., Schramm, T., Roberts, P.A., Ellis, M.L., Dever, J.K., Wheeler, T.A., Witt, T.W., Sanogo, S., Hague, S., Keely, M.P., Arce, J., Angeles, J., Hake, K., Payton, P.R. 2022. Registration of 17 upland cotton germplasm lines with improved resistance to Fusarium wilt race 4 and good fiber quality. Journal of Plant Registrations. 17(1):152-163. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20258.
Flood tolerance and flood loss predictions for tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray) across the United States Southern Great Plains Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Witt, T.W., Flynn, K.C., Villavicencio, C., Northup, B.K. 2022. Flood tolerance and flood loss predictions for tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray) across the United States Southern Great Plains. Agronomy Journal. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21084.
Response of maize hybrids under limited irrigation capacities: yield and yield components Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schwartz, R.C., Bell, J., Baumhardt, R.L., Colaizzi, P.D., Hiltbrunner, B.A., Witt, T.W., Brauer, D.K. 2022. Response of maize hybrids under limited irrigation capacities: yield and yield components. Agronomy Journal. 114:1338-1352. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21013.
Grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) as a green N source reduces the effects of 2,4 D in susceptile Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Witt, T.W., Northup, B.K., Neel, J.P. 2021. Grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) as a green N source reduces the effects of 2,4 D in susceptile Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars. Crops. 12:1023-1035. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2021.127070.
Impact of bioinoculant (StimulateTM) on the water and nitrogen uptake, yield, quality, and rhizobiome in a wheat-cotton rotation - (Proceedings)
Resistance of cotton genotypes to silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci [gennadius] biotype B) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Da Silva Oliveira, C.E., Hoffmann, L.V., Toscano, L.C., Steiner, F., Zoz, T., Witt, T.W. 2020. Resistance of cotton genotypes to silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci [gennadius] biotype B). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00373-8.
Growth of dwarf castor hybrids at different soil bulk densities Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zoz, T., Da Silva Oliveira, C.E., De Castro Seron, C., Zanotto, M.D., Bono, J.M., Aguiar, E.B., Witt, T.W. 2020. Growth of dwarf castor hybrids at different soil bulk densities. Industrial Crops and Products. 159. Article 113069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.113069.
Site suitability analysis incorporating disease prediction in castor (Ricinus communis L.) production Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Witt, T.W., Flynn, K.C., Zoz, T., Monteiro, E.B. 2020. Site suitability analysis incorporating disease prediction in castor (Ricinus communis L.) production. Springer Nature Applied Sciences. 2:1820. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-03602-4.
Does azospirillum brasilense and biostimulant improve the initial growth of rice sown at greater depths? Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Oliveira, C.E.d.S., Zoz, T., Vendruscolo, E.P., Andrade, A.d.F., Seron, C.d.C., Witt, T.W. 2020. Does azospirillum brasilense and biostimulant improve the initial growth of rice sown at greater depths?. Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12892-020-00055-4.
Response to deficit irrigation of morphological, yield and fiber quality traits of upland (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and Pima (G. barbadense L.) cotton in the Texas High Plains Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Witt, T.W., Ulloa, M., Schwartz, R.C., Ritchie, G.L. 2020. Response to deficit irrigation of morphological, yield and fiber quality traits of upland (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and Pima (G. barbadense L.) cotton in the Texas High Plains. Field Crops Research. 249:107759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2020.107759.
Water use, yield and fiber quality response of six upland cotton cultivars to irrigation - (Proceedings)
Schwartz, R.C., Witt, T.W., Ulloa, M., Colaizzi, P.D., Baumhardt, R.L. 2020. Water use, yield and fiber quality response of six upland cotton cultivars to irrigation. In: Proceedings of National Cotton Council 2020 Beltwide Cotton Conference. 2020 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 8-10, 2020, Austin, Texas. Paper No. 19524.
Water use, yield and fiber quality response of six upland cotton cultivars to irrigation - (Abstract Only)
Schwartz, R.C., Witt, T.W., Ulloa, M., Colaizzi, P.D., Baumhardt, R.L. 2020. Water use, yield and fiber quality response of six upland cotton cultivars to irrigation [abstract]. Cotton Agronomy, Physiology, and Soil Conference, Beltwide Cotton Conference, January 8-10, 2020, Austin, Texas. Paper No. 6.
Determining water use of cotton (Gossypium spp.) for areas with declining levels of irrigation water - (Proceedings)
Witt, T.W., Ulloa, M., Schwartz, R.C. 2019. Determining water use of cotton (Gossypium spp.) for areas with declining levels of irrigation water [abstract]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Proceedings. Available at: https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2019am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/121971.
Irrigation’s effect and applied selection on the fiber quality of ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) treated upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Witt, T.W., Ulloa, M., Pelletier, M.G., Mendu, V., Ritchie, G.L. 2018. Irrigation’s effect and applied selection on the fiber quality of ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) treated upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Journal of Cotton Research. 1:17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42397-018-0016-8.
Exploring ethyl methane Sulfonate(EMS) treated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) to improve drought tolerance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Witt, T.W., Ulloa, M., Pelletier, M.G., Mendu, V., Ritchie, G.L. 2018. Exploring ethyl methaneSulfonate (EMS) treated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) to improve drought tolerance. Euphytica. 214:123.
Comparison of hydrocarbon yields in four cotton accessions: regular vs. limited (induced dryland) irrigation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Adams, R.P., Ulloa, M., Witt, T.W., Burke, J.J. 2018. Comparison of hydrocarbon yields in four cotton accessions: regular vs. limited (induced dryland) irrigation. Phytologia. 100(1):6-11.
Comparison of hydrocarbon yields in cotton from field grown vs. greenhouse grown plants - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Adams, R.P., TeBeest, A.K., Ulloa, M., Witt, T.W., Burke, J.J., Frelichowski, J.E., Hinze, L.L. 2017. Comparison of hydrocarbon yields in cotton from field grown vs. greenhouse grown plants. Phytologia. 99(3):200-207.
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