Nov 14, 2024 · Citrus greening, or Huanglongbing, caused by a fastidious bacterium called Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, inflicts approximately $3 billion in annual losses in agriculture.The disease is difficult to detect early, as symptoms like mottled leaves and irregularly shaped fruits may not appear until years after the initial infection.

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Jan 6, 2025 · “The development of these new programmatic offerings centers on our ongoing commitment to student success within the highly diverse and competitive field of natural resource conservation and management,” said Roel Lopez, Ph.D., department head and director of the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute. “The contemporary field of natural resource management is interdisciplinary and full of ...

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Dec 30, 2024 · First image: Coffee beans are raked to dry during a Texas A&M University Global Engagement trip on Jan. 3 in Costa Rica. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: Kranthi Mandadi, Ph.D., professor in the Texas A&M Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant molecular biologist, inspects potato plants in growth chambers at the Texas A&M AgriLife ...

Dec 12, 2024 · Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are working on a new research project to fight plant diseases transmitted by psyllid insects — particularly the zebra chip disease, which has impacted potato production for decades.. Funded by a $682,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture, …

Dec 2, 2024 · Mandadi, a professor in the Texas A&M Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and researcher at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco, has dedicated a decade to studying citrus greening.In the past few years, he and his collaborators have found new potential treatments for citrus greening, offering hope to the producers and consumers alike.

Apr 8, 2020 · Springtime is the right time to begin the process of stocking new ponds with fish, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.. Todd Sink, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension aquaculture specialist, College Station, said many landowners believe simply adding fish to a pond will result in a healthy and sustainable fish population. But a planned approach, starting with creating a good ...

Jan 6, 2025 · Shannon Reed, DVM, veterinary surgeon, clinical associate professor of large animal surgery in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, has been awarded the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Foundation Lynn Wheaton Philanthropy Award, for her contributions to the Retired Racehorse Project.

Jun 10, 2015 · The newest Texas Superstar, Arctic Frost, is the most cold-hardy satsuma hybrid tested so far, having survived temperatures as low as 9 degrees, according to Dr. Brent Pemberton, Texas A&M AgriLife Research horticulturist.