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Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement
(National Program 301) in TX
Plant Stress and Germplasm Development Research
- Improving Sustainability of Low-input Cropping Systems
- ARS-KSU Cooperative Project on Evaluation of Sorghum Hybrid Lines Derived from ARS Lubbock Populations for Early Season Performance
- Cultivar Development: Enhancing Productivity by Developing Grain Sorghum Hybrids Using Public and Private Sector Germplasm
- Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance of Grain and Forage Sorghum
- Develop a Two-Line Hybrid Breeding System Using a Nuclear Male Sterile Mutant and It's Gene
- Transforming Grain Sorghum’s Climatic Yield Potential and Grain Quality Through Trait-based Ideotype Breeding
- Agricultural Research Projects Conducted at the Cropping Systems Research Laboratory and Texas Tech University
- Development of Climate Resilient Germplasm and Management Tools for Sustainable Row Crop Production
- Leverage of USDA Operational Resources for the Development of New Sorghum Technologies and Breeding Germplasm
- Investigation of Population Shifts of Fusarium Wilt and Pathogen Infection Assessment for Maintaining Sustainable Cotton Production
- Genetic Improvement of Sorghum Traits that Advance Agricultural Productivity and Climate Resilience
- Genomics and Biochemical Analyses of Novel Sorghums for Enhancement of Resiliency to Temperature Stress
- Analyses of Enhanced Sink Capacity and Carbon Partitioning in Novel Sorghum Germplasm
Crop Germplasm Research
- Developing Genome Editing Resources for Modifying Genes to Improve Priority Traits in Cotton
- Consumer Preference of Pecan Kernel Flavor and Nutrients, Shell By-Product Development, and Grower Profit Maximization Prediction
- Developing Pecan Database Resources
- Continued Development of a Publicly Accessible Comprehensive Cotton Database
- Exploiting Genetic Variation of Australian and African Diploid Accessions for American Tetraploid Cotton
- Exploring the Genetics of Drought Resistance with Field-based Phenomics and Biophysical Process-based Modeling
- Maintenance, Distribution, and Utilization of Cotton Genetic Resources
- Improving the Molecular Characterization of Hickories at the National Collection of Genetic Resources for Carya
- Studies of Fruit-bud Differentiation for Pecan Breeding Selections
- Omics-Assisted Breeding Approaches for Sorghum Hybrid Improvement
- Renewal and Advance of Cotton Genetic Resources Through Use of a Costa Rican Counter Season Nursery
- Trees for the Future: Coordinated Development of Genetic Resources and Tools to Accelerate Breeding of Geographic and Climate Adapted Pecan Trees
- Pecan Breeding and Management of the National Collection of Carya Genetic Resources
- Climatic and Environmental Impacts of Pecan Disease Severity to Pecan Bacterial Leaf Scorch Caused by Xylella fastidiosa.
- Improving Cotton Fiber Yield and Planting Seed Vigor Under Heat Stress Environments
- Advancement of Cotton Genetic Resources Through Use of a Costa Rican Counter Season Nursery
- Modern Breeding Approaches for Sorghum Hybrid Improvement and Molecular Analysis of Grain Traits Critical to End-use Quality
- Management of Cotton Genetic Resources and Genetic Improvement of Cotton
- Towards a Pecan Pan-genome: Generating Three Reference, Annotated Genomes for Pecan
- Identifying Differential Gene and Protein Expression in Two Pecan Cultivars With Contrasting Nut Size, Shape, and Maturity Timing
