Location: Sugarbeet Research
Project Number: 3060-21000-045-010-S
Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Sep 1, 2023
End Date: Dec 30, 2026
Objective:
Charecterization and management of herbicide resistant and weed species. Optimization of pesticide application programs. Optimization of cultural practices for weed management. This project focuses on the potential of cover crops to manage weeds in sugarbeet cropping systems, which would save sugarbeet growers money by providing a new method to control weeds.
Approach:
We propose a tiered research approach over the life of this project. We will begin with laboratory studies using lighting arrays and many weed species and genotypes to characterize far-red light sensitivity. We will use those results to select representative genotypes for light by herbicide interaction studies. We will then attempt to replicate those findings in greenhouse studies. Those results will then inform field studies. This tiered approach will help ensure meaningful results by allowing us to move from large germplasm and herbicide screening to field relevance and management recommendations in a relatively short period of time.