AgriLife
Unique winter-hardy hibiscus has roots with AgriLife Research scientist in Vernon
And it is that passion that has created his latest research project – propagating unique winter-hardy hibiscus. Malinowski said he's very much a grass and…
Roadrunners not too fast for AgriLife researcher
Wile E. Coyote might not have been able to catch up with the roadrunner on the Saturday morning cartoons, but one Texas AgriLife Research scientist has had no…
Gene developed through conventional breeding to improve cowpea aphid resistance
Several new lines of cowpeas with genes that are aphid-resistant and less susceptible to disease are currently being tested by researchers with Texas AgriLife…
Melon research sweetened with DNA sequence
Plant breeders now have a better chance to pinpoint such traits for new varieties, because the melon genome with hundreds of DNA markers has been mapped by…
Texas has more farms, fewer acres
The study shows that lands classified as farms, ranches and forests declined in 156 of Texas’s 254 counties between 1997 and 2006. In all, there was a loss of…
Researchers to determine if aeration reduces compaction, runoff on no-till fields
Dr. Paul DeLaune, environmental soil scientist at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Vernon, said tillage operations can increase soil…