Establish a visible applied research program focusing on weed management issues in corn, cotton, peanut, soybean, tobacco, small grains, and wild-life food plots.

Focus on utilizing the latest cultural, chemical, and technological developments to determine the most effective weed management plans. Special emphasis will be placed on finding the most economical programs which allow for long term sustainability of agriculture in South Carolina.

2005 Weed Control Research Report

Cotton Research Agenda:

Development of Roundup Ready Flex Cotton programs.
Preservation of the value of glyphosate in Roundup Ready crops.
Palmer amaranth (pigweed) management.
Weed control programs for strip-tillage cotton production.
Management options for doveweed and Brazil pusley.

Peanut Research Agenda:

Season long control of Palmer amaranth.
Strip-tillage versus conventional tillage weed control issues.

Soybean Research Agenda:

Systems to prevent glyphosate-resistance in weeds.
Florida/Brazil pusley control options.