Aaron G. Hager

Areas of Expertise

• Integrated weed management for corn and soybean production systems
• Strategies to minimize the development of herbicide resistant weed biotypes
• Evaluation of with new herbicides to determine their best utility
• Research on herbicide resistant/tolerant crops for best utilization
• Weed identification and diagnosis of herbicide injury symptoms
• Greenhouse and laboratory research techniques

Current Research Projects

• Strategies to best manage waterhemp in corn and soybean production systems
• Evaluation of herbicide resistant/tolerant crops for use in weed management systems
• Weed competition removal techniques in soybean
• Kochia management in corn and soybean production systems
• Evaluation of corn and soybean herbicides
• Factors influencing crop response from preemergence applications of isoxaflutole
• Determination of herbicide resistant weed biotypes
• Remote sensing applications in weed management

Current Issues in Weed Management

• Waterhemp management in corn and soybean production systems
• Continued development of herbicide resistant weed biotypes
• Introduction and utilization of herbicide resistant/tolerant crops
• Off-target movement of herbicides
• Soybean leaf malformations following postemergence herbicide applications
• Aspects of weed/crop competition

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