Directory Profile for Nithya Subramanian
Research Assistant Professor
Focus Area: Molecular Weed Science
Office: HPCT 340
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 979-321-5940
Professional Summary
Specialty: Molecular Weed Science
Research program:
My current research activities primarily focus on:
- Herbicide resistance assessments and molecular mechanisms of resistance in weeds
- Understanding the physiology and molecular biology of weed species adaptation to management tools and environmental changes
- Herbicide-resistant crop trait discovery through mutagenesis and classical approaches
- Utilization of weedy/wild relatives of crops as a source of germplasm for crop improvement
- Understanding gene flow and hybridization between crops and weedy/wild relatives