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Recently, representatives from the Meyers’ Weed Science Lab, Jeanine Arana, Emmanuel Cooper, and Josue Cerritos, showcased their work at the 64th Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) and Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS) Joint meeting in San Antonio, TX. During the event, Jeanine presented a 3-minutes single slide talk titled “Cover crops: a weed management…Read more about Meyer’s Weed Science Lab Attended WSSA/SWSS Joint Meeting[Read More]


The Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab published the results of a field-based research trial from 2022 investigating the tolerance of plasticulture banana pepper to clomazone herbicide. The work was supported by an Indiana State Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant, and the results were used to secure a 24(c) special local need label for…Read more about Weed Science Lab Publishes Banana Pepper Research[Read More]



Emmanuel G. Cooper participated in the Corteva Agriscience ‘Developing Emerging Leaders and Talent in Agriculture’ (DELTA) symposium August 7-9, 2023 at the company’s global headquarters in Indianapolis. The symposium was led and organized by members of the Corteva Research and Development (R&D) team as part of the company’s effort to provide equitable growth and development…Read more about Emmanuel Cooper Participated in Corteva’s DELTA Symposium[Read More]


The Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day, held on June 20 at Meigs Farm, was a success. Seventy attendees came out to learn more about the latest research on weed and pest management in horticultural crops. Ashley Adair, Jeanine Arana, Josué Cerritos, Emmanuel Cooper, Petrus Langenhoven, Steve Meyers, and Dennis Gustavo Toc Mo all participated…Read more about 2023 Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day[Read More]


Southwest Purdue Ag Center Field Day was held on June 28. HLA graduate students Jeanine Arana, Emmanuel Cooper, Emerson Luna, and Extension specialists Petrus Langenhoven and Wenjing Guan presented at the field day. We had 40-50 attendance participate in the Horticulture Tour.


The Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Weed Science team attended and presented at the Southwest Purdue Ag Center Field Day held on June 28. Emmanuel Cooper talked about organic sweetpotato and Jeanine Arana talked about plasticulture strawberry production.


The Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab published “Simulated dormant peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.) response to mesotrione: a greenhouse study” by Emmanuel G. Cooper, Jeanine Arana, and Stephen L. Meyers in Weed Technology. To read the “ahead-of-print” article visit: https://doi.org/10.1017/wet.2023.27  “Thank you” to Nathaly Vargas, Laura Rodríguez, Luz Cardona, Julie Young, and Nathan Deppe for…Read more about Horticulture Weed Science Lab Publishes New Peppermint Research[Read More]


Emmanuel Cooper (MS/Meyer’s Lab) attended the Ecological Sciences and Engineering (ESE) symposium held Feb. 23 at the Dean’s auditorium and competed in the poster session for grad students. His paper, titled: “Evaluation of Weed Removal Timing for three Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batata L.) Cultivars” won first place for grad student competition.


Four HLA members attended and presented research at the Weed Science Society of America Annual Meeting in Arlington, Virginia January 30 to February 2: Evaluation of Weed Removal Timing for Three Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Cultivars. Emmanuel Cooper. Poster. Ethofumesate Resistant Annual Bluegrass in Oregon Grass Seed Production Systems. Vera Vukovic. Poster. Using Black Soldier…Read more about HLA Members Present at Annual WSSA Meeting[Read More]


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