Professor 4-15-75
Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff, NE
IANR Market Journal video
clips on salt cedar and chicory
- Controlling
salt cedar: Relatively new to Nebraska, salt cedar can steal
large amounts of water from land already short on moisture. Bob Wilson,
NU Extension weeds specialist, describes the plant's habits, it's threat
potential, and the best ways to control it. | video
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- Chicory Gains Ground in the Panhandle:
Thanks to a major expansion at a Scotts Bluff processing plant and a
new deal with a European distributor, the future looks bright for chicory
in Nebraska's Panhandle. NU continues to provide the research and technical
expertise needed to make chicory production in the Panhandle profitable.
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Assignment
- Professor, Department of
Agronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research and Extension
Center
- Extension 50% and Research
50%. Position responsibility: Develop sustainable weed control systems
involving cultural practices, tillage, and herbicides for sugarbeet,
dry bean, corn, alfalfa, chicory, selected horticulture crops, and rangeland.
Examine the life cycles, seed germination, biology, carbohydrate physiology,
and competitiveness of economically troublesome weeds found in western
Nebraska.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Agronomy/Soils/Weed
Science, Washington State University, 1975
- Master of Science, Agronomy/Weed
Science, University of Nebraska, 1971
- Bachelor of Science, Agronomy/Weed
Science Option, University of Nebraska, 1970
Honors and Awards
- North Central Weed Science
Society Distinguished Achievement in Weed Science Research Award, 1990
- Nebraska Fertilizer and
Ag-Chemical Institute's Educational/Research Award, 1992
- North Central Weed Science
Society Honary Member Award, 1993
- Elected into the Nebraska
Hall of Agricultural Achievement, 1998
Service
- Appointed Associate Editor,
Weed Science by Weed Science Society of America,1996-99
- Appointed Associate Editor,
Journal of Sugar Beet Research by the American Society of Sugar Beet
Technologists, 1995-1998
Updated
Jan. 3, 2007
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