Weed Science
Overview
Approximately 22 million acres of crops are harvested each year in Kansas. Essentially all require some form of weed management for reliable, economic crop production. In addition, weed control measures are needed on the 20 million acres used for grazing each year.
Current Projects
- Corn and Soybean Digest
Multiple Modes of Action Are Becoming Necessary as Glyphosate Resistance Grows.
Publications
Refereed Journal Publications 1998-06:
Randall S. Currie and Norman L. Klocke. 2005. Impact of terminated wheat cover crop in irrigated corn on atrazine rates and water use efficiency. Weed Science: 53 709-716.
Steven A. Gower,Mark M. Loux, John Cardina, S. Kent Harrison, Paul L. Sprankle, Norman J. Probst, Thomas T. Bauman, Wayne bugg, W. S. Curran, Randall S. Currie, Gordon Harvey, William G. Johnson, James J. Kells, Micheal D. Ownen, Dave L. Regehr, Charles H. Slack, Marvin Spaur, Christy L. Sprague, Mark Vangessel, and Bryan G. Young. 2003. Effects of Postemergence Glyphosate Application Timing on weed control and Grain Yield in Glyphosate-Resistant Corn: Results of a 2-Yr Multistate Study. Weed Techology. 17:821-828.
Massinga, R. A. & R. S. Currie & T.P. Trooien . 2003 . Water use and light interception under Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) Corn (Zea Mays) competition. Weed Science.51:521-531.
Massinga, R. A. & R. S. Currie. 2002 Impact of Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) on Corn (Zea Mays) Grain Yield and Yield and Quality of Forage. Weed Technology. 16:532-536.
Massinga, R. A. & R. S. Currie. 2000. Interference of Amaranthus palmeri in Zea mays. Weed Science. 49:202-208.
Smeda, R. J., R. S. Currie, and J. H. Rippee. 2000. Fluazifop-P Resistance Expressed as a Dominant Trait in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). Weed Technology 14:397-401.
Currie, R. S. and C. R. Thompson. 2000. Effects of Herbicides and Application Timing on Woollyleaf Bursage [Ambrosia grayi]. Weed Technology 14:188-190
Baumgartner, J. R., K. Al-Khatib, and R. S. Currie. 1999. Cross-Resistance of Imazethapyr-Resistant Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) to Selected Imidazolinone, Sulfonylurea, and Triazolopyrimidine Herbicides. Weed Technology 13:489-493.
Baumgartner, J. R., K. Al-Khatib, and R. S. Currie. 1999. Survey of Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Resistance to Imazethapyr and Chlorimuron in Northeast Kansas. Weed Technology 13:510-514.
Baumgartner, J. R, R. S. Currie, and K. Al-Khatib. 1998 Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) to Selected Imidazolinone, Sulfonylurea, and Triazolopyrimidine Herbicides. Weed Technology (In press).
Other Relevant Publications:
Currie, R. S. 2001. Impact of a Wheat Cover Crop on Reduced Atrazine Rates for Amaranthus palmeri Control in Irrigated Corn. Proc. Weed Sci. Soc. of America. 41:132.
Massinga, R., R. S. Currie, and T. Trooien. 1999. Effect of Palmer Amaranth Density on Corn Water Use Efficiency. Proc. NC Weed Sci. Soc. 54:43.
Massinga, R. A., R. S. Currie and M. J. Horak. 1998. Effect of Palmer Amaranth-Corn Competition on Light Interception. Proc. NC Weed Sci. Soc. 53:38.
Norwood, C. A. and R. S. Currie. 1997. A Comparison of the Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow and Wheat-Corn-Fallow Rotations. Agronomy Abstracts p. 262.
Norwood, C. A. and R. S. Currie. 1996. Dryland Corn Versus Grain Sorghum in Western Kansas. Agronomy Abstracts.
Norwood, C. A. and Currie, R. S. 1996. Dryland Corn Versus Grain Sorghum in Western Kansas. J. Prod. Agric. 9:119-122 (10:152-157)1997.
Norwood, C. and R. S. Currie. 1995. Tillage, Planting Date, and Plant Population Effects on Dryland Corn. J. of Production Agric. 9:119-122.
