UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Eric Gallandt

Research Interests:

Sustainable agriculture
Cropping systems
Weed ecology and management

Research Project:

Improving weed management on organic farms

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.

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