Weed Scientist
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Saskatoon, SK
Global & Western Canadian Herbicide Resistance Issues & Management
Tuesday, January 24 1:30pm - 2:30pm Room 3
Wednesday, January 25 11:00am -12:00pm Room 3
Bio
Hugh is a weed scientist at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research Centre in Saskatoon since 1996, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta in Edmonton. He obtained his B.S.A. and M.Sc. degrees from the University of Saskatchewan, and Ph.D. in 1992 from the University of Manitoba. His research program deals with monitoring, risk assessment, and management of herbicide-resistant weeds as well as impact assessment of crops with novel traits.
Session Summary
This session will highlight the present and future herbicide resistance issues both globally and from a western Canadian perspective. The prevalence of the most economically important herbicide-resistant weed populations across the prairies and best management practices will be described.
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