Kumar Lab

Our lab investigates applied ecology and biology of problematic field crop weeds and develops sustainable and profitable integrated weed management (IWM) strategies for farmers in New York and in the Northeast U.S. 

We rely on multi-pronged approaches of weed management, including: 

• Surveillance of herbicide-resistant weed populations. 
• Understanding mechanism(s) of herbicide resistance. 
• Evaluating new herbicide-resistant crop traits and herbicide premixes/tank-mixes. 
• Fine-tuning agronomic and cultural practices to manage weeds, such as cover crops, crop rotation, tillage, etc 
• Testing novel mechanical weed control tools, such as harvest weed seed control, electric weeders, interrow mowers, etc. 
• Incorporating precision agricultural tools and technologies for site- and species-specific weed management, such as computer vision and machine learning. 

Learn more about the lab on Vipan Kumar's profile page.