Department of Plant and Soil Sciences

Thu, Apr 24, 2025

OSU researchers are studying using legume cover crops in the summer to fix nitrogen in the soil to minimize the amount of fertilizer producers need to put down for planting wheat in the fall. They are using chambers to capture and measure carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions in wheat fields.

Mon, Feb 17, 2025

The Oklahoma State University Wheat Improvement Team has released 37 wheat varieties since 2000 with higher disease tolerance and stronger yields.

Mon, Feb 10, 2025

The extensive field of rangeland ecology emphasizes the need for restoring and preserving the ecosystems of U.S. grasslands, shrublands and forests.

Wed, Dec 18, 2024

The annual awards convocation event for faculty, staff and administrators across the university was held on Dec. 12.

Mon, Dec 16, 2024

The Oklahoma State University turfgrass team has been continuing to improve the quality of turfgrass varieties for more than 40 years.

Thu, Nov 21, 2024

Oklahoma State University Agriculture recently released Scab Stryker, a wheat variety resistant to the fungal disease fusarium head blight. Scab Stryker research trials performed the best against head scab for four years in a row.

Thu, Nov 21, 2024

Dr. Sergio Abit, professor in the Oklahoma State University Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, is a regional recipient of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ 2024 Excellence in College and University Teaching Award for Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Thu, Nov 14, 2024

The One Health Innovation Lab has been working to re-sequence genes from the Oklahoma State University wheat research program to establish the new lab and its services of sequencing human, animal and plant genetics.

Mon, Sep 30, 2024

The event will offer continuing education credits for certified crop advisors and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.

Tue, Aug 27, 2024

The IPM OKLAHOMA! team has had a big impact on Oklahoma crop production, and they will continue to do so. Ashleigh Faris, the new OSU IPM coordinator, has spent her first year traveling the state to determine the biggest issues producers face with IPM.

Fri, Aug 09, 2024

A new fundraising initiative for the OSU Agronomy Discovery Center will advance OSU's mission to nourish the world.

Tue, May 28, 2024

By 2050, farmers and ranchers will be responsible for feeding almost 10 billion people, according to the United Nations.