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New Mexico
Plant Sciences

Although they are not household words, guar gum (an extraction from guar beans) and guayule (a desert shrub) represent huge domestic and global markets. Demand for guar gum in the United...

Powering Pecans: Leveraging Genetics to Defend Crops Against Disease and Weather

New Mexico
Genomics
Plant Sciences

Dr. Randall and her team are utilizing the available natural genetic diversity in pecans for future breeding of better seeds. The ultimate goal of the research is to produce trees with...

Searching for Solutions

Texas
Animal Sciences
Pests & Diseases

The leading natural cause of death in beef and dairy cattle is Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD), a combination of viral and bacterial infections. The disease causes losses of more than a...