Breeding for Controlled Environments
Advancing controlled environment research for resilient crops.
Our research program in plant breeding for controlled environments aims to develop new cultivars of horticultural crops and advance breeding through existing and emerging genetic and genomic technologies.
Research areas
Areas of research focus in breeding for controlled environments include:
- Breeding for increased yield and resource use efficiency
- Breeding for higher quality and disease resistance
- Development of genetic and genomic resources
- Genetic diversity exploration to increase genetic gain of novel traits
Program Faculty and Staff
Krishna Bhattarai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator
972-952-9257
Publications
A full selection of Dr. Bhattarai’s publications is available at TAMU Scholars along with information about researchers and peer-reviewed publications across The Texas A&M University System.
Explore Controlled ENvironment Horticulture at Dallas
The AgriLife Extension Urban Horticulture program is part of a comprehensive effort at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas to advance all aspects of crop production in controlled environments — delivering nutritious, delicious, and resilient food crops that are economically and environmentally sustainable.
