Scientists successfully grow plants in soil from the moon. Always nice when plant biologists who cut their teeth working on hypoxia take their work to the moon. So to speak ⁦@ISPA_Plants⁩ npr.org/2022/05/14/109…

New Article: "Foliar application of clay-delivered RNA interference for whitefly control" rdcu.be/cNGKc The sprayed dsRNA, carried on clay particles or BioClay, makes its way to the vasculature of plants and is taken up by whiteflies during feeding.

The Texas A&M AgriLife family is heartbroken by the tragedy that happened in Uvalde, Texas. Our hearts go out to those impacted and we stand behind our employees at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Uvalde as well as the surrounding county offices. #UvaldeStrong

New Research: Identification and Characterization of Potato Zebra Chip Resistance Among Wild Solanum Species frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #microbiology

Good discussions and program demonstrations Texas A&M AgriLife Weslaco center with local producers and #AgriLifeResearch director G. Cliff Lamb

Texas citrus field trials of Texas A&M AgriLife Research led NIFA CAP project evaluating potential new HLB (citrus greening) therapies. Harvest days are rough, but memorable when you have great collaborators like Veronica Ancona, David Laughlin, Freddy Ibanez and team members who helped out!

Researchers have found a way to endow plants with an antibody-based defense for a specific threat, potentially speeding the creation of crops resistant to any kind of emerging virus, bacterium, or fungus. scim.ag/1Kr

Preprint has been out, but glad to have this paper published. Here we investigated immune responses across 86 citrus and citrus relatives (Rutaceae). 🧵

Excited to have this paper published! Here we looked at single-cell responses to virulent Pseudomonas within a leaf, followed by spatial investigation. Collab with @colepbio Signe Lolle Brian Kvitko and heavy lifting by Jie Zhu. cell.com/cell-reports/f…

⁦⁦⁦Excellent collaboration with ⁦⁦CBTS - A DHS Center of Excellence⁩ ⁦DHS S&T⁩ in providing UG students summer research experiences in ⁦⁦Texas A&M AgriLife Research⁩ labs. Students are learning about important crop pests, diseases, solutions as well as opportunities in ag. careers.

Good visit and discussions among CBTS - A DHS Center of Excellence DHS S&T CBP and Texas A&M AgriLife Research personnel and students on significant border bio threats and ways to address them.

It’s amazing how #Texas #citrus recovered from the devastating freeze just three years ago! Here’s to many more productive harvest seasons for all our #citrus growers! Happy holidays from #riograndevalley🎉

It’s been freezing cold out here in #SouthTexas, but our industry friends Little Bear Produce have been busy harvesting, processing and packing the seasons fresh produce, and moving it to our markets. #farmtotable #texasagriculture #freshproduce

CBTS is seeking upperclassmen interested in conducting cybersecurity or biothreat defense research for the Summer Research Institute (SRI). #DHS_COE_Research DHS S&T Applications are live on our website below and are due March 8, 2024! cbts.tamu.edu/cbts-summer-re…

Citrus Canker disease control is vital for #texas #citrus industry. If you have or know of any citrus trees showing the symptoms below, please report to Texas Agriculture or USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to coordinate necessary actions and prevent its spread.

Today #AgriLifeResearch and our Texas A&M System partners opened the Norman E. Borlaug Building at Texas A&M University. Read more about the modern facility and how it will advance research and teaching

Today, Texas A&M AgriLife had the honor of welcoming Secretary Brooke Rollins and Robert F. Kennedy Jr to the @tamu campus. (thread/3)

Exploring dragon fruit (pitaya) as a potential drought-tolerant alternate crop for #RioGrandeValley farmers affected by the water deficit. Texas A&M AgriLife Research