AgriLife News
- Texas A&M AgriLife involved in multistate and international seedling improvement project. Object is to provide high-quality, better-performing seedlings for vegetable nurseries, growers
- Public Works Conference, private applicator training slated for July 29-30 in Uvalde
- Texas specialty crop sector hit hard by COVID-19 Pandemic created ‘perfect storm’ for many vegetable, fruit producers
- Texas A&M AgriLife administrators visit AgriLife center in Uvalde
- Vegetable, wheat field day at Texas A&M AgriLife center in Uvalde draws producer interest | AgriLife Today
- Texas A&M AgriLife expands research on artichokes as commercial crop for Texas | AgriLife Today
- Wildlife disease ecology specialist joins AgriLife center in Uvalde
- Uvalde AgriLife center donates hydroponic Asian vegetables to nutrition center
- AgriLife helps Texas tomato producers make better connections through grafting
- Vegetable Spring Field Day in Uvalde draws producers
Texas Climate – Smart Initiative
The Texas Climate-Smart Initiative, supported by USDA’s grant, offers five years of financial incentives to small-acreage landowners for implementing science-based, Carbon-Focused row crop practices, aiming to establish new forest stands and enhance agricultural productivity. By prioritizing sustainable methods and continual improvement, the initiative seeks to reduce emissions and enhance carbon capture efficiency while supporting high-quality crop production for the agricultural market. Additional information and application
Featured Research Project
In addition to our featured project, the Uvalde Center is home to Research and Extension education programs in vegetable production and physiology, systems plant physiology, breeding and genetics, cropping systems, and wildlife disease ecology.
Healthier Living Through Hydroponics
The “Healthier Living Through Hydroponics” project educates consumers about producing hydroponic vegetables and about consuming them for healthier living. This webpage offers a series of open-source hydroponics education materials
Tomato Grafting
Integrating approaches to enhance yield and quality under high tunnels and open fields in conventional and organic systems
Hydroponic Systems
Bio-stimulants, water and nitrogen management strategies for leafy vegetables
Soil Health
Humic acids: Impact on seedling/plant growth, soil health, water use efficiency, quality and yield of high-value vegetables.
Nitrogen Metabolism
Identifying spinach genotypes efficient in nutrient uptake and utilization using natural genetic variation, identifying anti-microbial compounds against food-borne pathogens
Organic Spinach
Advancing the sustainability practices of organic vegetable production through improvements in nutrient uptake and interactions with soil microbiomes
Olive Stress Tolerance
Developing strategies against abiotic and biotic stresses in Texas olives using molecular and biochemical cues.