Membership Information

The Texas A&M University Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center promotes expedient, sustained improvement of vegetable and fruit crops and breeding systems to support the production, processing and seed industries. Administered through the Department of Horticultural Sciences, the Center has a director, a faculty of vegetable and fruit research scientists within the Texas Agriculture Experiment Station and an advisory committee that includes department heads, research scientists, and industry representatives. Industries interested in vegetable and fruit improvement participate in an advisory role and gain early access to new technologies and plant materials by becoming members of the Center.

Corporate members utilizing research results from Center projects receive preferential consideration for producing and marketing seed in accordance with the policies of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Members may also sponsor additional research through separate contract agreements with individual scientists, established study leaves and receive technical guidance from Center faculty. Technical staff is also available to advise members on specific issues and help determine potential applications.

A research review of the Center is held annually, with a summary of research results made available to participating members.