Faculty in the Department of Plant and Soil Science conduct research at the cutting edge of their professions. Our faculty bring more than $3 million in external research grant funding each year, ranking us annually among the top five departments in the university.
Explore our faculty research interests below.
Crop Protection |
Research Specialty |
|---|---|
| Peter Dotray | Weed science |
| Christian Nansen | Entomology–grains |
| Megha Parajulee | Entomology–cotton |
| Harlan Thorvilson | Entomology |
| Jason Woodward | Plant pathology |
Crop Science |
Research Specialty |
|---|---|
| Vivien Allen | Forages and grazing systems |
| Dick Auld | Cotton and oilseed breeding |
| Craig Bednarz | Crop physiology |
| 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 |
| Gerald Henry | Turfgrass science |
| Cynthia McKenney | Ornamental horticulture |
| Thayne Montague | Plant physiology/viticulture |
| Jyotsna Sharma | Plant ecology and conservation |
| Brent Trela | Enology |
Soil Science |
Research Specialty |
|---|---|
| Kevin Bronson | Soil fertility |
| Wayne Hudnall | Pedology and soil chemistry |
| Jennifer Moore-Kucera | Soil and environmental microbiology |
| Tom Thompson | Soil-plant relationships |
| Rick Zartman | Soil physics |
Texas Tech University,
Department of Plant and Soil,
Campus Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409 
806. 742-2837 