Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center at Uvalde

AgriLife News

• AgriLife helps Texas tomato producers make better connections through grafting
• Young students learn practical applications of science at Agrilife center in Uvalde
• Reading leaves in drought conditions
• Cochran Fellows from Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan visit AgriLife center in Uvalde
• AgriLife vegetable breeding program to develop better cultivars
• Study at Texas A&M Agrilife Center in Uvalde may help boost Texas spinach industry
• Study investigates impact of strip tillage on a high-value crop
• It’s time prime to plant fruit trees
• Maureen Frank joins A&M as Extension Wildlife Specialist
• Uvalde Examine Nitrogen Fertilization for Olive Tree Establishment
• Tastier, Tougher Tomatoes and Spinach Being Developed for South TX
• Winter Garden Producers Discuss Issues
• Past News & Events

Job Oportunities

• Research Associate in Vegetable Physiology
  • Application
• Student worker positions
  •  Completed applications can be
    • emailed to cwthompson@ag.tamu.edu
    • faxed to 830-278-1570
    • dropped off at 1619 Garner Field Rd. Uvalde
    • Student Worker Application
• For other job opportunities visit: https://agrilifeas.tamu.edu/hr/careers-employment/

Local Newspaper Stories

• Sweet treat: High-quality melons in demand
• Tomato grafting, tasty melons among AgriLife event topics
• AgriLife Greenhouse features insect-proof netting
• Research shows grafted tomatoes have better chance to thrive
• Nutrient use, optical genetics important in organic market
• Tomato and watermelon diseases cost money and time
• Uvalde hosts wheat, vegetable field day 

 Recent Publications

• Agehara,S., K. Crosby, D. Holcroft, and D.I. Leskovar. 2017. Optimizing 1-methylcyclopropene concentration and immersion time to extend shelf life of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus) fruit. Scientia Horticulturae, 230: 117-125  https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1W6v-15DynVTvv 

 Resources

• Uvalde Research Weather Station
• Uvalde lunch & learn meetings
• Texas Vegetable SWOT Analysis
• Plant Questions
• Texas Master Gardeners
• Ag Economics
• District 10 4-H
• Texas Parks and Wildlife
• Southwest District 10
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