Plants & Crops

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers a wide variety of programs, brochures, field days and one-pagers to help Texans with agricultural crop production, whether that is a food crop or specialty crop. Experts can be located across the state to advise on plant needs and best management practices.

Related Departments: Soil and Crop Sciences, Horticultural Sciences, Agricultural Economics, Entomology

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Soil, Water, and Forage Testing Lab

The Soil, Water and Forage Testing Laboratory is part of the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and The Texas A&M University System.
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Plants & Crops

Publications

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This field guide describes and illustrates the 106 most common potentially toxic plants in Texas.

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Gardening in Texas has unique challenges, but that doesn’t mean you can’t grow vegetables here. You just need to know what kind, when, and where.

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This 4-week curriculum equips early childhood teachers with daily engaging lessons, group activities, and journal prompts to enrich your classroom while making learning fun!

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Programs

We offer numerous free and affordable programs on agriculture and natural resources, family and community health, economic health and youth development. We also offer many volunteer opportunities. Browse the list below.
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The course is a four-day course designed for turf professionals and enthusiasts looking to expand their knowledge of turfgrass systems and best management practices.

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The Plant Pathology (PLPM) Extension program provides services across Texas through subject-matter specialists in areas of plant health management, plant diseases, plant-microbe interactions and environmental sciences.

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Courses

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This introductory course is for School district administrators, animal control specialists, code enforcement agents, and pest management professionals. This course offers SPCS-TDA license holders 1 Pest CEU toward annual license renewal.

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This online course will provide an overview and in-depth knowledge of mosquitoes
of Texas, the diseases they carry, and how to properly manage them.

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This Picolinic Acid Chemistry Training covers the application requirements for the use of Invora™ herbicide for brush and weed management on rangeland sites in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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Red River Crops Conference

Planning for success – Crop production information designed for Southwest Oklahoma and the Texas Rolling Plains.

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    This fact sheet instructs gardeners on the care of okra and provides two recipes showcasing okra.

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    This publication details each step involved in planning, constructing, planting, and maintaining a raised bed.

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    This publication outlines ten practices that can easily be implemented to transform any existing landscape into one that is EARTH-KIND.

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    In addition to their culinary and medicinal uses, herbs can be used to fill specific landscape needs. They can serve as low hedges, borders, and backgrounds as well as add color and texture with their flowers and leaves. This publication describes those uses, lists herb options for Texas landscapes, and explains herb-growing basics.

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    This 14-page guide will help winemakers navigate problems that can arise during winemaking and find the best fining approach.

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    This publication offers advice on fertilizing a garden. Topics include selecting, buying, and methods of applying fertilizer.

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    Insect pests damage garden plants and can reduce yields. This publication lists the different kinds of insects that attack gardens and advises on how to recognize and limit insect damage.

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    This publication explains all aspects of mulching to get the most out of a home vegetable garden.

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    The first step in establishing a home garden is to make a plan.

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    This publication offers advice on planting a garden.

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