Dr. Eric R. Page

Research Scientist

Weed Ecologist & Crop Physiologist

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

2585 County Road 20 Harrow, ON

Current research and/or projects

Development of a Living Laboratory to address persistent agri-environmental issues in the Lake Erie basin
Assessing the agronomic benefits of double cropping with diverse minor crops
Identifying best management practices for winter canola
Exploring molecular mechanisms of herbicide resistance

Research and/or project statements

Key publications

For a complete list of publications, please visit: Google Scholar

Laforest, M., Simard, M.J., Meloche, S. Maheux, L., Tardif, F. and E.R. Page. 2021. Cross-resistance to photosystem II inhibitors observed in target site resistant but not in non-target site resistant common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia). Weed Science 70 (2), 144-150.

Page, E.R., R.E. Nurse, S. Meloche, K. Bosveld, C. Grainger, K. Obeid, M. Filotas, M.J. Simard and M. Laforest. 2021. Import of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats.) seed with sweet potato (Ipomea batatas

(L.) Lam) slips. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 101 (5), 774-778.

Page, E.R., S. Meloche, M. Moran, B. Caldbeck and V. Barthet. 2020. Effect of seeding date on winter canola (Bassica napus L.) yield and oil quality in southern Ontario. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 101 (4), 490-499.

Laforest, M. Martin, S. Bisaillon, K, B. Soufiane, S. Meloche, and E.R. Page. 2020. A Chromosome-Scale Draft Sequence of the Canada Fleabane Genome. Pest Management Science 76:2158-2169.

Education and awards

Ph.D., Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph ON

M.Sc., Crop Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

H. B.Sc., Ecology and Evolution, Western University, London, ON

Key publications

Laforest, M. S. Martin, S. Meloche, B. Soufian, K. Bisaillon, F. Tardif and E.R. Page. 2021. Chromosome-Scale Draft Genomes of Common and Giant Ragweed Reveal a Potential Mechanism of Glyphosate Resistance. Annual meeting of the Canadian Weed Science Society, Halifax N.S., November 14-17.
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Hickmott, H., F. Tardiff, I. Rajcan, S. Meloche, M. Laforest and E.R. Page. Heterosis and the inheritance of paraquat resistance in Canada fleabane. 2021. Annual meeting of the Canadian Weed Science Society, Halifax, N.S., November 14-17.
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Page, E.R., S. Meloche, A. Thibodeau, and M. Moran. 2021. Impact of tillage and crop residue on the establishment, survival and yield of winter canola (Brassica napus L.). Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Agronomy, Halifax, N.S., November 14-17.
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Page, E.R., S. Meloche, A. Thibodeau, M. Moran, J. Larsen and J. Bae. 2021. Evaluating dry edible beans as a double crop following winter barley, canola and peas. Annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Agronomy, Halifax, N.S., November 14-17.
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Pager, E.R., M. Gras, F. Tardif, M. Moran, J. Nasielski. 2021. Evaluating the potential of a winter canola-soybean relay intercrop in Ontario. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Agronomy, Halifax, N.S., November 14-17.
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Page, E.R.*, R.E. Nurse, S. Meloche, K. Bosveld, C. Grainger, K. Obeid, M. Filotas, M.J. Simard and M. Laforest. 2021. Import of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats.) seed with sweet potato (Ipomea batatas
(L.) Lam) slips. Joint virtual meeting of the Canadian Weed Science Society and Weed Science Society of America, February 22nd – 24th 2022 (Poster Presentation).
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Challenging times for glyphosate use in Canada: Evolution of resistance, impacts on efficacy and the development of alternatives
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Beres, Z.T., Giese, L.A., Mackey, D.M., Owen, M.D.K., Page, E.R., Snow, A.A. (2020). Target-site EPSPS Pro-106-Ser mutation in Conyza canadensis biotypes with extreme resistance to glyphosate in Ohio and Iowa, USA. Scientific Reports, [online] 10(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64458-7
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WSSA conference 2020
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Plant and Animal Genome Conference, January 11-15, 2020.
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Simard, M.J., Page, E.R., Nurse, R.E. (2019). Can weeds overtopping soybean or Adzuki Bean be mechanically pulled to reduce their seed input?. Weed Technology, [online] 33(1), 159-165. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/wet.2018.104
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Page, E.R., Meloche, S., Bae, J., Larsen, R.J., Laforest, M., Nurse, R.E. (2019). Tricotyledenous giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L.). Canadian Journal of Plant Science, [online] 99(1), 84-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2018-0148
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Page, E.R., Meloche, S., Larsen, J. (2019). Evaluating the potential for double cropping in canada: Effect of seeding date and relative maturity on the development and yield of maize, white bean, and soybean. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, [online] 99(5), 751-760. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2019-0076
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Page, E.R., Grainger, C.M., Laforest, M., Nurse, R.E., Rajcan, I., Bae, J., Tardif, F.J. (2018). Target and Non-target site Mechanisms Confer Resistance to Glyphosate in Canadian Accessions of Conyza canadensis. Weed Science, [online] 66(2), 234-245. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/wsc.2017.69
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Laforest, M., Soufiane, B., Simard, M.J., Obeid, K., Page, E., Nurse, R.E. (2017). Acetyl-CoA carboxylase overexpression in herbicide-resistant large crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis). Pest Management Science, [online] 73(11), 2227-2235. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.4675
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Bae, J., Nurse, R.E., Simard, M.J., Page, E.R. (2017). Managing glyphosate-resistant common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia): Effect of glyphosate-phenoxy tank mixes on growth, fecundity, and seed viability. Weed Science, [online] 65(1), 31-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1614/WS-D-16-00094.1
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Simard, M.-J., Nurse, R.E., Page, E.R., Bourgeois, G., and Beckie, H.J. (2016). "A detailed assessment of redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) and common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) seed shattering in wheat, corn and soybean.", Weed Science Society of America Meeting, San Jan, Puerto Rico, February 7-11, 2016.
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Bae, J., Nurse, R.E., Simard, M.-J., and Page, E.R. (2015). "Effect of late herbicide applications on growth and reproductive ability of glyphosate-resistant common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.).", Canadian Weed Science Society Meeting, Edmonton, AB, Canada, November 23-26, 2015.
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Page, E.R. and Nurse, R.E. (2015). "Giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L.) seed production and reproductive allometry in maize (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)", Meeting of the Weed Science Society of America, Lexington, KY, USA, February 9-12, 2015. (Poster)
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Simard, M.-J., Nurse, R.E., Page, E.R., and Beckie, H.D. (2015). "Using the Organic weed puller to remove tall weeds in soybean: lessons learned from the first trial.", Canadian Weed Science Society Meeting, Edmonton, AB, Canada, November 23-26, 2015.
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