The Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab published pumpkin research in the December issue of HortTechnology, available online now. The research investigated the potential of currently unregistered herbicides to control marestail in no-till jack o’lantern pumpkin production. The findings will be used to support expanded herbicide registrations to help pumpkin farmers better manage this glyphosate-resistant weed.[Read More…]
Between the goldenrod and grasses, the wetland is absolutely alive with color this week. Monet would be impressed. I noticed it yesterday while doing some deer fence repairs and snapped a few pictures for the email (these are included). My phone camera can never quite capture the vibrance and detail correctly, so as you drive[Read More…]
On October 9, Maci Tetrick with WRTV News (ABC Indianapolis) visited the Meigs Horticulture Research Farm to learn about pumpkins and ongoing pumpkin research. She filmed Horticulture Crops Weed Science lab members harvesting pumpkins in Helen Nocito‘s MS thesis research plots. Check the 1:08-1:19 mark for cameos by Celia Corado and Helen Nocito. The full[Read More…]
Three research articles by the HLA Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab have been published in the most recent issue of HortTechnology. Two articles feature the thesis research of former HLA MS student Josué Cerritos: Utilizing Silage Tarps, S-metolachlor, and Hand-Weeding for Weed Management in Transplanted Onions. Josué Cerritos, Stephen L. Meyers, Petrus Langenhoven, Moriah Bilenky,[Read More…]
The 2025 North Central Weed Science Society Weed Contest was held on July 31, 2025 at the BASF Midwest Research Farm in Seymour, Illinois. Purdue University brought three teams, including one made up of current and former HLA members: Helen Nocito (HLA MS student), Celia Corado (HLA MS student), Nicolle Salamanca (HLA visiting scholar), and[Read More…]
Nicolle Salamanca is a new Visiting Scholar in the Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab. She was born and raised in Colombia, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Agronomy from the National University of Colombia (UNAL). Nicolle joined the Meyers Lab because she is deeply passionate about horticultural production. Her short-term goal is to learn[Read More…]
The third and final chapter of Emmanuel Cooper‘s thesis is now published in the Weed Science Society of America’s Weed Technology journal. Thank you to the crews at the Meigs Horticulture Research Farm and the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center for their support. Thank you to the lab members of the Hort Crops Weed Science Lab. This research was funded[Read More…]
Research conducted by the Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab is featured in the Winter issue of the Mint Industry Research Council’s (MIRC) Insight newsletter: mirc-ewsletter-winter-2024.pdf The article seeks to summarize research findings from 2023 and 2024 field trials evaluating peppermint tolerance to herbicides. Stephen Meyers was also invited to speak on this topic at the MIRC Annual Meeting on[Read More…]
Four members of the Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab (Meyers Lab) presented their research at the 79th Annual Meeting of the North Central Weed Science Society in Kansas City, MO on December 10, 2024: Lidysce Mata – Evaluation of Tolerance in Jack O’Lantern Pumpkin to Group 15 Herbicides (poster presentation) Celia Corado – Potential of[Read More…]