Dr. Robert E. Nurse

Development of sustainable, economical, environmentally safe weed management strategies using integrated weed management principles in field and horticultural crops
Current research and/or projects
- Development of weed management systems for Canadian seed corn growers.
- Development of weed management systems for Canadian processing tomato growers.
- Identification and verification of herbicide resistant weeds.
- Development of novel cover crop and/or living mulch systems for use in vegetable crops.
- Pesticide minor use.
Professional activities / interests
Associate Editor - Weed Technology
Associate Editor - Agronomy Journal
Education and awards
Education
Ph.D., Crop and Soil Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.
M.Sc., Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
H.B.Sc., Ecology and Evolution, Western University, London, ON, Canada
Awards
2019 Outstanding Reviewer - Canadian Journal of Plant Science
2018 Excellence in Weed Science Award, Canadian Weed Science Society.
Key publications
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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), 73(11), 2227-2235. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.4675
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Page, E.R., Nurse, R.E. (2015). Cropping systems and the prevalence of giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida): From the 1950's to present, 184 104-111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2015.09.013
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Soltani, N., Nurse, R.E., Shropshire, C., Sikkema, P.H. (2015). Tolerance of adzuki bean to pre-emergence herbicides, 95(5), 959-963. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/CJPS-2015-064
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Tardif-Paradis, C., Simard, M.J., Leroux, G.D., Panneton, B., Nurse, R.E., Vanasse, A. (2015). Effect of planter and tractor wheels on row and inter-row weed populations, 71 66-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2015.01.026
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Nurse, R.E., Darbyshire, S.J., Simard, M.J. (2015). Impact of post-anthesis glyphosate on woolly cupgrass seed production, seed weight and seed viability, 95(6), 1193-1197. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/CJPS-2015-166
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Page, E.R., Nurse, R.E. (2015). Comparing physical, chemical, and cold stratification methods for alleviating dormancy of giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) seeds, 29(2), 311-317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1614/WT-D-14-00061.1
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Simard, M.J., Nurse, R.E., Darbyshire, S.J. (2015). Emergence and seed production of woolly cupgrass (eriochloa villosa) in legume forage crops, 95(3), 539-548. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/CJPS-2014-317
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Walsh, K.D., Soltani, N., Hooker, D.C., Nurse, R.E., Sikkema, P.H. (2015). Biologically effective rate of sulfentrazone applied pre-emergence in soybean, 95(2), 339-344. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/CJPS-2014-264
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Mahoney, K.J., Nurse, R.E., Sikkema, P.H. (2014). The effect of hard water, spray solution storage time, and ammonium sulfate on glyphosate efficacy and yield of glyphosate-resistant corn, 94(8), 1401-1405. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/CJPS-2014-131
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Simard, M.J., Darbyshire, S.J., Nurse, R.E. (2013). Comparative seed predation of woolly cupgrass (eriochloa villosa) and yellow foxtail (setaria pumila) along a field border in Canada, 13(4), 121-128. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/wbm.12018
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Stopps, G.J., Nurse, R.E., Sikkema, P.H. (2013). The effect of time of day on the activity of postemergence soybean herbicides, 27(4), 690-695. http://dx.doi.org/10.1614/WT-D-13-00035.1
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Stewart, C.L., Nurse, R.E., Van Eerd, L.L., Vyn, R.J., Sikkema, P.H. (2011). Weed control, environmental impact, and economics of weed management strategies in glyphosate-resistant soybean, 25(4), 535-541. http://dx.doi.org/10.1614/WT-D-10-00116.1
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Nurse, R.E., Sikkema, P.H., Robinson, D.E. (2011). Weed control and sweet maize (Zea mays L.) yield as affected by pyroxasulfone dose, 30(7), 789-793. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2011.03.026
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Soltani, N., Nurse, R.E., Shropshire, C., Sikkema, P.H. (2011). Weed management in cranberry bean with linuron, 91(5), 881-888. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjps2011-018
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Soltani, N., Mashhadi, H.R., Mesgaran, M.B., Cowbrough, M., Tardif, F.J., Chandler, K., Nurse, R.E., Swanton, C.J., Sikkema, P.H. (2011). The effect of residual corn herbicides on injury and yield of soybean seeded in the same season, 91(3), 571-576. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjps10110
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Soltani, N., Nurse, R.E., Van Eerd, L.L., Vyn, R.J., Shropshire, C., Sikkema, P.H. (2010). Weed control, environmental impact and profitability with trifluralin plus reduced doses of imazethapyr in dry bean, 29(4), 364-368. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2009.07.011
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Cain, N., Darbyshire, S.J., Francis, A., Nurse, R.E., Simard, M.J. (2010). The Biology of Canadian weeds. 144. Pastinaca sativa L., 90(2), 217-240. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/CJPS09110
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Stewart, C.L., Nurse, R.E., Gillard, C., Sikkema, P.H. (2010). Tolerance of adzuki bean to preplant-incorporated, pre-emergence, and post-emergence herbicides in Ontario, Canada, 10(1), 40-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-6664.2010.00365.x
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Stewart, C.L., Nurse, R.E., Cowbrough, M., Sikkema, P.H. (2009). How long can a herbicide remain in the spray tank without losing efficacy?, 28(12), 1086-1090. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2009.05.003
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Soltani, N., Nurse, R.E., Shropshire, C., Sikkema, P.H. (2009). Effect of halosulfuron applied preplant incorporated, preemergence, and postemergence on dry bean, 23(4), 535-539. http://dx.doi.org/10.1614/WT-09-047.1
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Affiliations
Canadian Weed Science Society
Weed Science Society of America
Adjunct Professor, Western University, London, ON, Canada
Special Graduate Faculty, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada