Field of Weed Science Underrepresented at U.S. Land-Grant Universities
Friday, May 13, 2011 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
While invasive plant species continue to grow like--well, weeds--costing millions of dollars in damage and control attempts, the field of weed science is not keeping pace. There is demand for further knowledge of herbicide persistence, movement, and toxicity in the environment, and the biology and ecology of weeds. But the numbers of weed science researchers, educators, and extension agents are few.