Accepting applicants for 2012 Summer Undergraduate Interns - click for flyer
NEW! Recently published papers from the program:
M. Meeks, S. C. Murray, S. Hague, D. Hays & A. M. H. Ibrahim. In press. Genetic Variation for Maize Epicuticular Wax Response to Drought Stress at Flowering. J. Agronomy & Crop Science doi: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2011.00495.x Published online 1 Nov. 2011
Brummer, E.C., Wesley T Barber, Sarah M Collier, Thomas S Cox, Randy Johnson, Seth C Murray*, Richard T Olsen, Richard C Pratt, and Ann Marie Thro. 2011. Plant breeding for harmony between agriculture and the environment. Frontiers in Ecology and the Enviornment. 9(10): 561–568. Published online 15 Sept. 2011
Mayfield, K.L., F. Javier Betrán, Tom Isakeit, Gary Odvody, Seth C. Murray*, William L. Rooney, and Jean Carlo Landivar. 2011. Registration of maize germplasm lines Tx736, Tx739, and Tx740 for reducing preharvest aflatoxin accumulation. Journal of Plant Registrations. 6:88–94.Published online 18 August 2011
Plant Genetics
Using both phenotypic and molecular methods
Plant Breeding
For local adaptation to Texas conditions
Graduate Student Training
The most important program output - this page is aimed at prospective graduate students
Genetics and Breeding Methodology
Simulation and analysis using R
Phenotyping of Various Traits of Interest
Rapid phenotyping techniques and technologies will assist in improvement
