Six members of the Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab presented research at the 77th Annual North Central Weed Science Society Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri December 5-8.
Poster Presentations:
Evaluation of Weed Removal Timing for Three Sweetpotato Cultivars. Emmanuel G. Cooper*, Stephen L. Meyers, Jeanine Arana.
Combinations of PRE and Layby Herbicides in Watermelon. Josue D. Cerritos*, S.L. Meyers, J. Arana, E.G. Cooper, Luis F. Medina, Carlos A. López Manzano.
Effect of POST Herbicides Applied to the Distal Portion of Pumpkin Vines. J. Arana*, S.L. Meyers, E.G. Cooper, L.F. Medina, J.D. Cerritos, C.A. López Manzano.
Transplanted Banana Pepper Response to Clomazone PRE. L.F. Medina*, S.L. Meyers, J. Arana, E.G. Cooper, J.D. Cerritos, C.A. López Manzano.
Peppermint Response to Tiafenacil and Saflufenacil Applied Postharvest. C.A. López Manzano*, S.L. Meyers, J. Arana, E.G. Cooper, J.D. Cerritos, L.F. Medina.
Extension Video:
Using Black Soldier Fly Larvae Composting to Reduce Weed Seed Germination. J. Arana*, S.L. Meyers, Luz Aide Cardona Giraldo, Nathaly Belen Vargas Arroyo, Laura D. Rodriguez Baquero.
Paper Presentations:
Newly Planted Peppermint Response to S-Metolachlor. J. Arana*, S.L. Meyers, B.C. Woolam.
S-Metolachlor- an Effective Option for Transplanted Bulbing Onions on Small Farms. S.L. Meyers*, J. Arana, E.G. Cooper, J.D. Cerritos, L.F. Medina.
Emmanuel Cooper and Jeanine Arana competed in the graduate student contest. Emmanuel placed second in his poster contest section. Jeanine placed first in her paper presentation section and second in her Extension video presentation. Great work, team!
![Emmanuel Cooper Presents "Evaluation of Weed Removal Timing for Three Sweetpotato Cultivars" Poster](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/12/Emmanuel.jpg)
Emmanuel Cooper, “Evaluation of Weed Removal Timing for Three Sweetpotato Cultivars”
![Jeanine Arana Presents "Effect of POST Herbicides Applied to the Distal Portion of Pumpkin Vines" Poster](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/12/Jeanine.jpg)
Jeanine Arana, “Effect of POST Herbicides Applied to the Distal Portion of Pumpkin Vines”
![Carlos López Manzano Presenting "Peppermint Response to Tiafenacil and Saflufenacil Applied Postharvest" Poster](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/12/Carlos.jpg)
Carlos López Manzano “Peppermint Response to Tiafenacil and Saflufenacil Applied Postharvest”
![Josue Cerritos Presented "Combinations of PRE and Layby Herbicides in Watermelon" Poster](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/12/Josue.jpg)
Josue Cerritos, “Combinations of PRE and Layby Herbicides in Watermelon”
![Luis Medina Presented "Transplanted Banana Pepper Response to Clomazone PRE" Poster](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/12/Luis.jpg)
Luis Medina, “Transplanted Banana Pepper Response to Clomazone PRE”