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      • Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus
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      • Plant Pathology Programs and Staff
      • Plant Diagnostics
      • Determine the effects of WSMV on root development and water use efficiency of infected wheat
      • Measure the effects of planting date on yield loss due to WSMV
      • Create a statistical model to predict wheat streak severity along a diseases gradient in relation to yield and water use efficiency
      • The Zebra Chip Project
      • To create methods for detection of wheat curl mite populations within native grasslands and CRP pastures
      • Zebra Chip Project Continued
      • International Working Group for Plant Viruses with Fungal Vectors
      • To determine differences in host/vector transmissibility of WSMV and TriMV
      • To compare diseases severity and yield losses due to single and multiple infections of WSMV and TriMV
    • Qingwu Xue, Ph.D.
      • Gautam Pradhan, Ph.D.
      • Kirk E. Jessup

Colony Establishment and Maintenance of the Wheat Curl Mite

Colony Establishment and Maintenance of the Eriophyid Wheat Curl Mite Aceria

A new eriophyid mite-borne membrane-enveloped virus-like complex isolated from plants

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    1. May
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      1. 8:00 am Gun Run to benefit Armstrong County 4-H Shoot Sports Club
    2. Jun
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      Tue

      1. 8:00 am Food Manager Training
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  • AgriLife Today

    • AgriLife Extension names new family and consumer sciences agent for Taylor County
      May 24AgriLife Extension names new family and consumer sciences agent for Taylor County

      Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Scott Durham, 325-653-4576, ms-durham@tamu.edu   ABILENE – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has named Lelia “Jane” Rowan as their new agent for family and consumer sciences in Taylor County, according to an announcement made by County Judge Downing Bolls and Scott Durham, AgriLife Extension district administrator in San [...]

    • Butler Forage Field Day features cattle management strategies
      May 24Butler Forage Field Day features cattle management strategies

      Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu FRANKLIN – Keeping expenses in check and watching the price of corn were two discussion points before beef cattle producers attending the recent O.D. Butler Field Day at Camp Cooley Ranch. The Brazos Area Hay Producers and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Limestone, Leon, Madison, [...]

    • Biotechnology conference slated June 4-6 at George Bush Library
      May 24Biotechnology conference slated June 4-6 at George Bush Library

      Expert: Transgenics could head off ‘the end of orange juice’ COLLEGE STATION — Key players will converge on Texas A&M University June 4-6 to chart the course for the release of improved fruits and vegetables designed to head off deadly plant diseases and lead the world to a second Green Revolution, according to Dr. Bill [...]

    • Water-well owner training set June 20 in Killeen
      May 24Water-well owner training set June 20 in Killeen

      KILLEEN — Anyone interested in private water-well management in the Lampasas River watershed area is invited to the Texas Well Owner Network training June 20 in Killeen. The no-cost training will be held from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at Texas A&M University–Central Texas campus, 1001 Leadership Place, according to Drew Gholson, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service [...]

    • Backyard Gardening class to teach rainwater harvesting June 25 in San Antonio
      May 23Backyard Gardening class to teach rainwater harvesting June 25 in San Antonio

      SAN ANTONIO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Bexar County Master Gardeners will present the Backyard Gardening series program  ”Catch the Rain and Use it Later” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 25. The program will be held in Suite 208 of the AgriLife Extension office in Conroy Square, 3355 Cherry Ridge Dr. in San [...]

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