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Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
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Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance
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Committed to teaching and the advancement of knowledge, Texas Tech University, a comprehensive public research university, provides the highest standards of excellence in higher education, fosters intellectual and personal development, and stimulates meaningful research and service to humankind.
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
TTU Department of Plant & Soil Science is committed to addressing environmental and societal challenges through cutting-edge research and hands-on education. Our curriculum emphasizes engaging, hands-on scientific exploration that spans from cellular studies to entire ecosystems.
Our faculty guide students through a broad spectrum of research areas, encompassing plant breeding and genomics, horticulture, turfgrass science, viticulture, and water management. Our department is home to two cutting-edge institutes: the Institute of Genomics for Abiotic Stress Tolerance and the Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute. Moreover, we boast a renowned horticulture garden utilized for hands-on learning and research in addition to community events.
Institute for One Health Innovation
The Texas Tech System-Wide Institute for One Health Innovation (IOHI) serves the public by training scientists and health professionals in leading transdisciplinary research and developing innovative solutions for today’s most pressing One Health problems. IOHI emphasizes rural healthcare access and communities to ultimately benefit the regional and global health and wellbeing of humans, animals, and ecosystems. The culture of the institute operates at the speed of relevance, expediting the translation of research to practice and discovery to public impact.
Texas Tech University and the Phytobiomes Alliance
TTU is a leader in conducting transdisciplinary research and developing innovative solutions to enhance agricultural system efficiency and resilience while simultaneously reducing environmental impacts. We are employing data-driven biology, systems-based approaches, and computational innovations to understand and predict the dynamics and systems properties of the phytobiome, aiming to improve plant resilience to changing environments. We are very excited to collaborate with the Phytobiomes Alliance to develop and implement innovative practices based on system approaches that harness natural resources to enhance crop productivity, food quality, and environmental health sustainably.