Adam Striegel, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln Doctor of Plant Health student and an agronomy master's student specializing in weed science, received first-place in the master’s student poster contest at the Weed Science Society of America annual meeting held Feb. 11-14 in New Orleans.
His poster was titled “Comparison of Herbicide Programs in Conventional, Glufosinate, and Glyphosate/Dicamba-Resistant Soybeans Across Nebraska.”
Comparing different PRE/POST herbicide programs in conventional, glufosinate resistant, glyphosate resistant and glyphosate/dicamba resistant soybeans is Striegel's research focus. He is also working on controlling glyphosate/glufosinate resistant volunteer corn in Enlist™ corn.
Striegel serves as the coach for the successful university undergraduate crops judging team preparing students for regional and national crops judging competitions. The team has placed in the top three places for the four-year university division for the past 9 consecutive contests.
Amit Jhala, associate professor of agronomy and horticulture and Nebraska Extension weed management specialist, and Gary Hein, director of the Doctor of Plant Health Program are Striegel’s advisors.
