Weed Management Specialist

Research Interests:

My research interests are weed management in vegetable crops, the influence of cultural practices and soil fertility on crop-weed competition, and the effect of herbicide residues on production of vegetable crops. The management of weeds in vegetable crops has been a significant component of this research program, and currently is focussed on the development of integrated weed management strategies. Recent or current projects include:

• Effect of topramezone residues on high value crops
• Weed management in processing and fresh tomato
• Critical period and mechanisms of competition in carrot
• Biologically effective rate of sulfentrazone in tomato and pepper
• Use of micro-rates for weed control in red beet
• Weed competition and light attenuation in living mulch systems for sweet corn

For more information please visit:
http://ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca/research/profile_drobinso.cfm

Selected Publications:

McNaughton, K.E., P.H. Sikkema and D.E. Robinson. (2004). Herbicide tolerance of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) in Ontario. Weed Technology 18: 106-110.

Robinson, D.E., J.T. O'Donovan, M.P. Sharma, D.J. Doohan and R. Figueroa. (2003). The biology of Canadian weeds. 123. Senecio vulgaris L. Can. J. of Plant Sci.. 83: 629-644.

Rashid, A., J.C. Newman, J.T. O'Donovan, D.E. Robinson, D. Maurice, D. Poisson and L.M. Hall. (2003). Sulfonylurea herbicide resistance in Sonchus asper biotypes in Alberta, Canada. Weed Research. 43: 214-220.

Diebold, S., D. Robinson, J. Zandstra, J. O'Sullivan and P. Sikkema. (2003). Sweet corn (Zea mays) sensitivity to foramsulfuron (AE F130360). Weed Technology. 17: 127-132.

Robinson, D.E., R.G. Wagner and C.J. Swanton. (2002). Effects of nitrogen on the growth of jack pine competing with Canada blue-joint grass and large-leaved aster. Forest Ecology and Management. 160: 233-242.

O'Donovan, J.T., K.N. Harker, G.W. Clayton, J.C. Newman, D.E. Robinson and L.M. Hall. (2001). Barley seeding rate influences the effects of variable herbicide rates on wild oat (Avena fatua). Weed Sci.. 49: 746-754.

Robinson, D.E., R.G. Wagner, F.W. Bell and C.J. Swanton. (2001). Photosynthesis, nitrogen-use efficiency and water-use efficiency of jack pine seedlings in competition with four boreal forest plant species. Can. J. of Forest Res.. 31: 2014-2025.

O'Donovan, J.T., K.N. Harker, G.W. Clayton, R.E. Blackshaw, D.E. Robinson and D. Maurice. (2001). Evaluation of a yield loss model based on wild oat and barley density and relative time of emergence. BCPC Conference Proceedings - Weeds. 2001. 8C: 639-644.