Department of Soil & Crop Sciences

  • Dr. Hongbin Zhang, Professor and Leader of Plant Genomics & Molecular Genetics
  • Dr. Amir Ibrahim, Assoc Professor and Leader of Small Grains Breeding Program
  • Rob Duncan, State Small Grains/Oilseeds Extension Specialist
  • Dr. Bill Rooney, Professor, Plant Breeding & Genetics
  • Dr. Seth Murray, assistant professor, soil & crop sciences
  • Dr. Cristine Morgan, Associate Professor, Soil Science
  • Dr. Joseph Awika
  • Dr. Frank Hons, Professor, Soil Science
Dr. Hongbin Zhang, Professor and Leader of Plant Genomics & Molecular Genetics
Dr. Amir Ibrahim, Assoc Professor and Leader of Small Grains Breeding Program
Rob Duncan, State Small Grains/Oilseeds Extension Specialist
Dr. Bill Rooney, Professor, Plant Breeding & Genetics
Dr. Seth Murray, assistant professor, soil & crop sciences
Dr. Cristine Morgan, Associate Professor, Soil Science
Dr. Joseph Awika
Dr. Frank Hons, Professor, Soil Science

Keerti Rathore Receives 2011 Cotton Genetics Research Award

Dr. Keerti Rathore, a Texas AgriLife Research scientist, is the recipient of the 2011 Cotton Genetics Research Award. The announcement was made during the 2012 Beltwide Cotton Conference of the National Cotton Council recently in Orlando, Fla. Rathore, who is also an associate professor in the department of soil and crops sciences at Texas A&M University, received a plaque and a monetary award.

Texas A&M students earn recognition at cotton conference

Texas A&M University graduate students grabbed honors during the recent 2012 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in Orlando, Fla. There are 13 cotton technical conferences that convene at this annual forum.

The Beltwide Cotton Improvement Technical Conference’s Graduate Student Oral Presentation Competition was swept by Texas A&M graduate students Kolbyn Joy, Artesia, N.M., who took first place; Trey Cutts, Marietta, Ga., second; and Rosa Jauregui, Buenos Aires, Argentina, third.