Delta Research and Extension Center
Dr.
Peggy Thaxton Smith
Associate Research Professor/Cotton Breeder
Delta Research and Extension Center
82 Stoneville Road
P. O. Box 197
Stoneville, MS 38776
Telephone: (662) 686-3270
Fax No.: (662) 686-7336
pthaxton@drec.msstate.edu
Education:
- PhD, Texas A&M University
Major:Plant Breeding and Horticulture
- MS, Texas A&M University
- BS, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Research Areas:
- Cotton Breeding
- Host Plant Resistance
- CRIS 171461--Cotton Germplasm Breeding for Improved Lint Yield, Fiber Quality, and Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stress