DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HERBICIDE-RESISTANT WEED POPULATIONS

The goal of this proposal is to develop a remote sensor-based approach to distinguish between herbicide-resistant and herbicide-sensitive weed populations and assist producers in integrating this new tool into their current weed management programs.Obj. 1 Compare pigment levels and coloration of multiple herbicide resistant and herbicide sensitivewild oat.?Examine parental lines and derived populations from crosses of multiple herbicide resistant and herbicide sensitiveplants that segregate for resistanceCommunity science project collecting wild oat phone imagesObj. 2 Hyperspectral examination of wild oat to detect herbicide resistance?Hyperspectral assessment of wild oatEngage with agricultural stakeholders in Montana to share and develop knowledge on management of herbicide resistance and multiple herbicide resistant wild oat biotypes through early detection?Obj. 3 Unoccupied aerial systems (UAS)-based HR wild oat detection in the field?Comparison of multiple herbicide resistant, herbicide sensitive, andplants and plants derived from their crossesin controlled plantings at two Montana Research Farms with a hyperspectral UASPilot UAS projects on-farm