Associate Professor
Soil and Crop Sciences, College Station, TX
UAS Research Objective
In cotton, stand establishments, canopy coverage, drought tolerance, rate of maturity based on open bolls, and yield estimations based on boll numbers.
Brief Biography
My research program involves broadening the U.S. cotton germplasm base with the inclusion of international and interspecific germplasm; enhancement of drought tolerance; host-plant resistance in terms of sucking insect pests and nematodes; improvement of yield components; and development of non-GMO cultivars with commercially competitive yield potential.