Impa Somayanda

First trial of the season. Great 2 see a strong start! 🙌🤞🥳This trial focuses on assessing early-season chilling tolerance across diverse silage sorghum and maize hybrids in our region. #CropForageLivestockSystemsProgram @KJagadish_TTU @ISomayanda @TTUDAVISCOLLEGE @TAWC_TTU

Congratulations👏👏 @CoolBreeze5727 on recieving the 'Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award in Natural Sciences'. This is such a well-deserved moment - Keep shining🌟 @KJagadish_TTU @SainiDK10 @TTUDAVISCOLLEGE @ClintKrehbiel

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TAWC Water College Brings Agriculture, Policy and Science Together in Lubbock | __January 2026 | Davis College NewsCenter | Davis College | TTU depts.ttu.edu/agriculturalsc… @KJagadish_TTU @SainiDK10

Delighted to welcome two new grad students, @sagwal_nilesh & @nicomt00, to the #CropForageLivestockSystems Program🙌🙏🙌. Both bring strong work ethic and research passion, and will contribute to physiology, remote sensing, and genomics efforts🤝🤩🤞. @KJagadish_TTU @ISomayanda

Big 🎉to @yusaichinose🙌 This study provides a high-resolution look at the genetic architecture of seed dorm., revealing QTL clusters, conserved regulators, and CGs that unlock breeding paths to PHS-resilient sorghum. #CropForageLivestockSystemsProgram @KJagadish_TTU @ISomayanda

Delivered two invited talks at #PAG33: one on genetics & physiology of PHS tolerance, & another on integrating genomics, phenomics & modeling for sorghum ideotype design. Also excited to promote the upcoming Global Sorghum Conference 🙏🙌depts.ttu.edu/research/sorgh… @KJagadish_TTU

Abstract submission deadline for poster competition at the 12th Annual Water College taking place on Jan 21, 2026, at the Lubbock Civic Center is extended till Jan 15th. The poster competition will feature awards for the top three winners. @KJagadish_TTU, @SainiDK10 , @TAWC_TTU

🎉 Big congratulations 2 @yusaichinose on earning her Master’s & to @alocruzel on completing her PhD! 👏Outstanding students & exceptional team members- words aren’t enough. Wishing you both continued success & all the best for the future! 🌟🙌 #CropForageLivestockSystemsProgram

For the first time, the Red Raiders are Big 12 Champions!

We said farewell to @JulianaEspndo12 as she steps into an exciting new role👏🙌. She has been hardworking, inspiring, & deeply passionate about her research-a wonderful team member. Best wishes for your next chapter🙌 #CropForageLivestockSystemsProgram @KJagadish_TTU @ISomayanda

We said farewell to our amazing summer interns: Evelyn, Luis, and Nico.🙌🙏Your hard work, enthusiasm, & teamwork made a real impact👏. Grateful to have had you on board, & wishing you all the success ahead! 🙌🙏#CropForageLivestockSystemsProgram @KJagadish_TTU @ISomayanda

Yusa has set up a photo studio in our sample processing room🥳🙏👏, now busy taking panicle images & ground-truth data, while Luis and Kanu r busy processing cotton samples for fiber quality🥳🙌🙏 Thanks 2 All🙌🙏👏👏 #CropForageLivestockSystemsProgram @KJagadish_TTU @ISomayanda

The SAP never fails 2 amaze - a true showcase of global diversity & trait variation🤩 We got the idea late in the season but managed to collect samples in 1 marathon day (9.5 h straight). Incredible teamwork! 👏🙏🙌 #CropForageLivestockSystemsProgram @KJagadish_TTU @ISomayanda

Today’s shovelomics day - busy digging sorghum roots from our irrigation × nitrogen trials. Big shout-out to Evelyn, Yusa, Kanu, Nicho, Tola, & Mayank for their fantastic effort in the field. Great teamwork! 🙌🙏🙏👏 #CropForageLivestockSystemsProgram @KJagadish_TTU @ISomayanda

🎉 Excited to share that I won 1st place🥇in the Davis College Graduate Student Poster Competition. Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Impa for giving me this amazing research and to Dr. Krishna for this opportunity. @ISomayanda @KJagadish_TTU @SainiDK10

Congratulations @shiiishir on winning the first place at the Davis College graduate student poster competition 🎉👏 Well done!!

Panicle collection done ✅ for advancing our trait-focused sorghum NAM population. Big shout-out to Shishir, Nicho, Kanu, Evelyn, & Mayank for their dedication and endless energy today 🙌🙏🙏👏 #CropForageLivestockSystemsProgram @KJagadish_TTU @ISomayanda

Gas-exchange data collection in cotton — thanks to Mayank for the opportunity.🌱 #CropForageLivestockSystemsProgram @KJagadish_TTU @ISomayanda

Nice publication by @Achaiyan000 et al.!👏🙏🙌 Res Ques: How does drought timing affect cotton yields in dryland systems? Using RS + ML + phenology, the team mapped drought patterns over 24 years in Texas. #CropForageLivestockSystemsProgram @KJagadish_TTU doi.org/10.1016/j.atec…