OFRF Project Reports - Weed Management

Project Reports

Weed Management

Investigator	State	Awarded	$	System
	Project title

Goldstein, W.	WI	2006	$12,000	field corn
	Methods to breed field corn that competes better with weeds on organic farms
Rhoads, D.	IN	2004	$6,825	vegetables
	On-farm testing of organic weed control strategies in Indiana
Johnson-Maynard, J.	ID	2003	$27,770	vegetables
	Brassicaceae seed meal application for weed reduction and improved nitrogen management for organic farming systems (Funded 2 years: 2002, 2003. Yr2 report.)
Morse, R.	WV	2003	$7,400	potatoes
	Using high-residue cover crop mulch for weed management in organic no-till potato production systems (Funded 2 years: 2001 and 2003. Yr 2 report.)
Norsworthy, J.	SC	2003	$9,990	peppers
	Weed suppression using brassicaceae cover crops in organically grown peppers
Alexandrou, A.	OH	2002	$9,501	soybeans, corn
	Evaluation of in-row weed cultivators in organic soybeans and corn
Diab, N.	MD	2002	$10,000	tomatoes
	Targeted mowing to increase allelopathy of rye cover crop in a tomato production system
Ela, S.	CO	2002	$23,040	apples
	Effects of alternative management for weed control and ground cover management on tree fruit growth, development and productivity (Funded 3 years: 2000, 2001 and 2002. Yr3 report.)
Gourd, T.	CO	2002	$7,470	peaches
	Controlling weeds using propane generated flame and steam treatments in crop and non-crop lands
Martin, C.	NM	2002	$7,133	medicinal herbs
	Development of weed control methods and irrigation requirements for organic medicinal herb production
Cahn, M.	CA	2001	$3,656	processing tomatoes
	Conservation tillage and cover crop systems for organic processing tomatoes
Diab, N.	MD	2001	$7,000	vegetables: lettuce
	Targeted mowing as a weed management method increasing allelopathy in rye
Fitzgerald, C.	MD	2001	$5,258	vegetables
	New cover crops and cover crop management for organic vegetable producers
Moran, R.	ME	2001	$2,245	apples
	Effect of weed management strategies on weed growth and fruit quality
Miles, C.	WA	2000	$7,500	vegetables
	Cover crops for weed management in organic vegetables
Heath, Z.	CA	1999	$770	orchards: prunes, citrus
	Use of walnut hulls for weed control
Luna, J.	OR	1999	$4,825	vegetables: broccoli
	Development and evaluation of biologically-integrated conservation tillage systems for organic vegetable production
Smith, R.	CA	1999	$3,665	vegetables
	Evaluation of alternative cultivators for vegetable production
Creamer, N.	NC	1995	$4,688	vegetables
	Evaluation of summer cover crops as weed suppressive mulches
Heiniger, R.	NC	1994	$4,870	soybeans
	Examining use of flaming and cover crops to control weeds in organically grown soybeans
Rifai, M.N.	NS	1994	$1,500	vegetables
	Weed control for organic vegetable farming in Nova Scotia, Canada
Al-Khatib, K.	WA	1993	$5,000	peas, cucumber, potato, mint
	Weed control with green manure cover crops in green peas, cucumber, potato and mint

Funded Projects

Weed management

Managing insect pests

Managing crop diseases

Fertility management

Livestock management

Organic farming systems

Farmer education