A new genomic resource by the Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant genomics team is providing a powerful new foundation for faster, more precise turfgrass genetics and breeding. The team discovered a breakthrough genome that finally reveals the full genetic blueprint of zoysia grass.

Researchers found that automated camera traps detected codling moth activity earlier than conventional monitoring, offering a more precise way to track pest movement in apple orchards.

A recent Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) study explored the ability of perennial bioenergy crops to restore agricultural soils to pre-cultivation prairie conditions by comparing soil organic carbon under perennial bioenergy crops planted on former corn/soy fields to maize-based annual cropping and native prairie. Soil organic carbon increased in the first 5 years under mature bioenergy crops at four of seven sites.

In a new study by Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), researchers evaluated oil sorghum lines in Nebraska and Illinois over 2 years to quantify genotype-by-environment effects on agronomic performance and triacylglycerol accumulation. This study confirms vegetative lipid accumulation as a viable strategy for high-biomass sorghum, supporting its potential as a dual-purpose feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel.

Along the Gulf Coast, black skimmers have long been a familiar sight — gliding just above the water with their bright orange beaks slicing through the surface to feed.

But when more than 160 chicks died in Texas nesting colonies during the summers of 2022 and 2023, researchers uncovered something no one had documented before — a previously unknown parasite that may be part of a much larger conservation challenge.

To investigate the die‑off, researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) partnered with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory and colleagues in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.