Eric Gallandt

Research Interests:

  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Cropping systems
  • Weed ecology and management

Research Project:

Degrees:

  • Ph.D., 1994, University of Wisconsin

Courses Taught:

  • PSE 105: Principles of Sustainable Agriculture
  • PSE 203: Weed Biology and Identification
  • PSE 403: Weed Ecology

Profile:

My research program focuses on the dynamics and management of annual weeds in organic farming systems. Current research projects include evaluation and comparison of seed-, seedling-, and mulch-based management strategies in organic vegetables. We also continue to evaluate physical weed control, aiming to improve understanding of the sources of variability in cultivation-based seedling mortality. Our current research related to weed management in organic grains is focused on wide-row- and band-sowing with inter-row, -band hoeing for improved physical weed control.

Selected Publications:

Gallandt, E.R., D. Brainard, and B. Brown. (In press) Developments in physical weed control. In Zimdahl (ed) Integrated Weed Management for Sustainable Agriculture.

Cordeau, S., R.G. Smith, E.R. Gallandt, B. Brown, P. Salon, A. DiTommaso, and M.R. Ryan. (In press) How do weed species differ in their response to the timing of tillage? A study of 61 species across the Northeastern United States. Annals of Applied Biology.

Birthisel, S.K.; Gallandt, E.R.; Jabbour, R.; Drummond, F.A. 2015. Habitat and time are more important predictors of weed seed predation than space on a diversified vegetable farm in Maine, USA. Weed Sci. 63:916-927.

Jabbour, R.; Zwickle, S.; Gallandt, E.R.; McPhee, K.E.; Wilson, R.S.; Doohan, D. 2014. Mental models of organic weed management: Comparison of New England US farmer and expert models. Renew. Agr. Food Syst. 29:319-333.

Ward, S.M.; Cousens, R.D.; Bagavathiannan, M.V.; Barney, J.N.; Beckie, H.J.; Busi, R.; Davis, A.S.; Dukes, J.S.; Forcella, F.; Freckleton, R.P.; Gallandt, E.R.; Hall, L.M.; Jasieniuk, M.; Lawton-Rauh, A./; Lehnhoff, E.A.; Liebman, M.; Maxwell, B.D.; Mesgaran, M.B.; Murray, J.V.; Neve, P.; Nunez, M.A.; Pauchard, A.; Queenborough, S.A.; Webber, B.L.  2014. Agricultural weed research: a critique and two proposals. Weed Sci. 62:672-678.

Jabbour, R.; Gallandt, E.R.; Le, S.Z.; Wilson, R.S.; Doohan, D.  2014. Organic farmer knowledge and perceptions are associated with on-farm weed seedbank densities in northern New England.  Weed Sci. 62:338-349.