Weed Science Programs
Texas agriculture is a $15 billion indistry. Weeds impose more losses in crops than all other pests. The Weed Science Program based at College Station and Lubbock provide integrated research and extension work in herbicide development and applied technologies, weed ecology and economics of competition, herbicide fate and environmental stewardship.
Faculty/Staff
| Name | Specialty | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Baughman, Todd | Weed Management, Peanuts | Vernon-Chillicothe |
| Baumann, Paul | Extension Weed Specialist | College Station |
| Bean, Brent | Row Crops and Weed Management Crops | Amarillo |
| Chandler, Mike | Weed Science, Biology and Ecology | College Station |
| Dotray, Peter | Weed Management, Cotton and Peanuts | Lubbock |
| Keeling, Wayne | Weed Science and Systems Agronomy | Lubbock |
| McCauley, Garry | Rice Systems Agronomy and Water Management | Beaumont - Eagle Lake |
| Senseman, Scott | Weed Science, Pesticide Fate and Management | College Station |
Research Interests
The Weed Science program has research interests in:
- Provide safe and economical weed control technology in both conventional and limited tillage systems
- Pest assessments to help reduce losses from weeds, insects, and diseases in agronomic and horticultural crops
- Weed control, herbicide resistance, water quality and environmental stewardship of soil-plant-water
- Understanding of the environmental fate and interactions of herbicides in field, greenhouse and laboratory experiments to determine relative adsorption, mobility, volatility, degradation, and uptake
- Compare off-site movement (surface runoff and leaching) of herbicides applied within various agronomic situations
- Develop methodology that would facilitate safe and efficient analysis of pesticides from soil, water, and plant material
- Develop practical cost-effective methods of weed management for agronomic crops in the major production regions of Texas, including the Plains, Central Texas, Coastal regions and South Texas
- Crops of prime interest include cotton, wheat, soybeans, rice, sorghum, peanuts, and other summer and winter annuals
Related Links of Interest
- Pesticide Fate Research Lab at Texas A&M University
- Weeds and Weed Control Lubbock Center
- Control of Weeds in Sorghum
- Texas Common Pasture Weeds Stephenville Center
- Weeds of Texas
- Weed Control Publications