植物育种哲学博士-杂草科学

德克萨斯州的农业产值达150亿美元。与所有其他害虫相比，杂草给农作物造成的损失更大。位于大学站和拉伯克市的杂草科学计划提供除草剂开发和应用技术，杂草生态和竞争经济学，除草剂命运和环境管理等方面的综合研究和推广工作。研究兴趣-在常规耕作和有限耕作系统中提供安全，经济的除草技术。有害生物评估有助于减少农艺和园艺作物中杂草，昆虫和疾病的损失。土壤植物水的杂草控制，抗除草剂，水质和环境管理。在田间，温室和实验室实验中了解除草剂的环境命运和相互作用，以确定相对吸附，迁移率，挥发性，降解和吸收。比较各种农艺环境中使用
Texas agriculture is a USD15 billion industry. 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. Research Interests - 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.