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CURRICULUM VITAE

 Name: William W. Witt                                                Date:  January 1, 2004

            411 Plant Science Building

            1405 Veterans Drive

            Lexington KY 40546-0312      

            859-257-5020 Ext 80745

            wwitt@uky.edu           

Rank and Department:  Professor, Agronomy  

Educational Background:

B. S., Agronomy, Oklahoma State University , 1969.

M.S., Agronomy (Weed Science), Oklahoma State University , 1971.

Ph.D., Crop Science (Weed Science), North Carolina State University , 1974

Employment Record:

June 1, 1974 to present.  Weed Scientist, Department of Agronomy, Univ. of Kentucky .

January 1, 1985 to June 30, 1985 .  Visiting Scholar, University of Illinois , Urbana , IL .  

Memberships in Professional Societies:

Weed Science Society of America

International Weed Science Society

Southern Weed Science Society

North Central Weed Science Society

Council For Agricultural Science and Technology  

Professional Recognition and Service:  

Fellow, 1997.  Weed Science Society of America .

Outstanding Teaching Award.  1994.  Weed Science Society of America

President, 2003.  Southern Weed Science Society

Distinguished Service Award.  2000.  Southern Weed Science Society

Outstanding Young Weed Scientist Award. 1985. Southern Weed Science Society

Honorary Member.  1994.  North Central Weed Science Society

Distinguished Achievement Award in Education.  1992.  North Central Weed Science Society.

College of Agriculture Recognition

George Mitchell Award for Service to Graduate Education, Gamma Sigma Delta, 2002

Research Responsibilities:

• Development of weed management strategies in agronomic crops
• Integrate chemical and cultural practices for effective and economical weed management
• Study the biology and ecology of important weed species
• Incorporating precision agriculture techniques into weed management
• Weed management in rights-of-way and non-crop sites
• Highway right-of-way weed management
• Impact of herbicides on rare plants in rights-of-way
• Herbicide persistence and environmental fate
• Impact of no-tillage on herbicide persistence
• Impact of tillage types on herbicide movement into surface and ground water

Refereed Journal Articles:  (Pertinent in last five years)

Main , C. L., T.C. Muelller, R.  M. Hayes, J. W. Wilcut, T. F. Peeper, R. E. Talbert and W.W. Witt.  2004.  Sulfentrazone Persistence in Southern Soils: Bioavailable Concentration and Effect on a Rotational Cotton Crop.  Weed Technol. 18:346-352.

Ferrell, J. A., William W. Witt, and William K. Vencill.  2003.  Sulfentrazone absorption by plant roots increases as soil or solution pH decreases.  Weed Science 51:826-830.

Ferrell, J. A. and William W. Witt.  2002.  Comparison of glyphosate with other herbicides for weed control in corn:  Efficacy and economics.  Weed Technology: 16 701-706.

Crotser, Michael P., William W. Witt, and Louis A. Spomer.  2003.  Neutral density shading and the far-red radiation influence black nightshade and eastern black nightshade growth.  Weed Science 51:208-215.

Schmitz, G. L., W. W. Witt, and T. C. Mueller.  2001.  The effect of wheat straw levels on chlorimuron, imazaquin, and imazethapyr dissipation and interception.  Weed Technology 15:129-136.

Crotser, M. P. and W. W. Witt.  2000.  Effect of Glycine max canopy characteristics, G. max interference, and weed-free period on Solanum ptychanthum growth.  Weed Science 48:20-26.

Weber, J. B., W. W. Witt et al.  2000.  A proposal to standardize soil/solution herbicide distribution coefficients.  Weed Science 2000:75-88.

Mueller, T. C., D. R. Shaw, and W. W. Witt.  1999.  Relative dissipation of acetochlor, alachlor, metolachlor and SAN 582 from three surface soils.  Weed Technology 13: 341-346.  

Pertinent Current / Recent Research Projects:

Management of Troublesome Weeds in Highway Rights-of-Way.  2003-05. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.  $150,551.00.

Evaluation of Buttercup Management Strategies in Cool Season Grass Pastures.  2004.  Kentucky Integrated pest Management Program.  Co-investigator: Jason P’Pool, Trigg County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Developing a Weed Management System for Direct Seeded Tobacco for Molecular Farming.  2001.  KTRDC.  $40,000.  Co-investigator with M. Barrett and B. Siminszky.

IPM of Weeds, Clover, and Endophyte in Tall Fescue Grassland.  2001.  Southern Regional Integrated Pest Management Research Project.  Co-investigator with C. Dougherty.  $54,828.

Utilizing a Global Positioning System to Determine the Distribution and Impact of Perennial Dicot Weeds for Integrated Pest Management Programs in Row Crops.  This research project is a subproject of Precision Agriculture:  Development and Assessment of Integrated Practices for Producers.  1999-2001.  U.S.D.A. Special Grants Research Program.  Co-Investigators: Richard I. Barnhisel, Jonathon D. Green, James R. Martin.  $43,000. 

Development of Pest Management Strategies for Forage Alfalfa Persistence.  1999-2004.  NC-226 North Central Regional Research Project.

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:

Graduate and Undergraduate Courses at University of Kentucky

·        PLS 697, Special Topics--Herbicide Chemistry, Adsorption, Degradation, 2 credits

·        PLS 697, Special Topics—Fate of Herbicides in the Environment, 2 credits

·        PLS 531, Field Schools in Plant Pest Management, 2 credits

·        PLS 404, Integrated Weed Management, 4 credits 

Ph. D. Graduate Students:

Major Advisor for Completed Degrees unless noted otherwise:

Brommer , Chad L.  2002.  Characterization and Economic Analysis of Perennial Weed     Populations in Kentucky No-till Production Fields.

Crotser, Michael.  1998.  Effects of Soybean Cultivar Interference on the Growth of Eastern Black Nightshade:  Impact of Light Manipulation.

Schmenk, Richard.  1997.  Biochemical Characterization of an Acetolactate-Synthase-Inhibitor-Resistant Smooth Pigweed Biotype and Its Management in Soybean.

Jacobson, Brent D.  1994.  Relationship of Herbicide Fate in Agricultural Soils to Water Contamination.

Setyowati, Nanik.  1993.  Selectivity, Metabolism and Soil Persistence of Dithiopyr and Isoxaben in Selected Grass and Woody Ornamental Species.

Klingaman, Troy .  1993.  Influence of Tillage, Cover Crop and Herbicide Regime on Corn (Zea mays) and Soybean (Glycine max) Weed Management and Yield.

Scott, John.  Co-Advisor.  1992.  Cole Crop Tolerance to Clomazone.

Schmitz, Gary L.  1991.  Effect of Straw Mulch on Efficacy and Persistence of Chlorimuron, Imazaquin and Imazethapyr in No-Tillage and Conventional Tillage Crop Rotations.

Sander, Kip W.  1989.  Movement of Atrazine, Cyanazine and Simazine in Conventional and Conservation Tillages.

Flint, Jerry L.  1989.  Dissipation of Chlorimuron, Imazaquin and Imazethapyr in Kentucky Soils.

Mills, J. Anthony.  1988.  Influence of Tillage Systems on the Efficacy and Persistence of Imazaquin, Imazethapyr and Clomazone.

Cole, Richard M.  1986.  The Effect of Minimum Tillage Cover Crop Residue on Weeds and Herbicide Movement.

DeFelice, Michael S.  1985.  Velvetleaf Competition in Conventional and No-Tillage Corn.

Rosser, Steven W.  1984.  Herbicidal Activity and Selectivity of Fluazifop in Johnsongrass and Soybean.

Bugg, Marvin W.  1982.  Response of Soybean Cultivars to the Herbicide Metribuzin.

Mann, Richard K.  1981.  Activity of Fosamine in Woody Perennial Species.

Kitchen, Lynn M.  1980.  Inhibition of Chlorophyll and Aminolevulinic Acid Synthesis by Glyphosate.  

Major Advisor for Students in Progress:

Marshall, Michael. Co-advisor.  Began 2000.  Trumpetcreeper Biology and Control in No-tillage Crop Production.

Saphangthong, Thatsaka.  Began in 2001.  Evaluation of Herbicide Resistant Conyza canadensis Populations in Kentucky .

Member of Ph.D. Advisory Committees:

Soil Science Program—Roberto Garcia, Bill Caldwell, Sandra Prima, Chris Barton  

Crop Science Program—Jennifer Lambert Ralston, Yurdagul Ferhataglu, Michelle Obermeier, Laura Boldt, Roger Baerg, Melinda Hoffman, Wen Chung Wang, Scott Glenn, James Martin

Biological Sciences—Jeffrey Walck, Martin Bender

Agricultural Engineering—Nick Russell, Rob Malone

Entomology--Ted Cottrell

M.S. Graduate Students:

Major Advisor for Completed Degrees:

Lee, Andrew T.  2002. Persistence and Efficacy of Fall-Applied Simazine and Atrazine in No-Till Corn Production.

Settles, Joseph E.  2000.  Response of Native Plant Communities One Year after Herbicide Treatment, Mowing, or Burning in Power Line Rights-of-Way.

Ferrell, Jason A.  2000.  Comparison of Glyphosate with Other Herbicides for In-Season Weed Control in Corn.

Ewing, Justin M.  2000.  Effects of Weed Management Strategies on Winter Wheat  in Kentucky .

Murdock, Shea W.  1999.  Diclosulam Dissipation in Three Soybean Tillage Systems.

Moreno, Raul.  1997.  Weed Control in Glyphosate-Tolerant Soybean with Glyphosate Used Alone and in Combination with Other Herbicides.

Ralston, Jennifer Lambert.  1996.  Movement of Herbicides in Shallow Ground Water in No-Till Double-Cropped Soybean.

Greenwell, Joe.  1995.  Evaluation of Glyphosate-Tolerant Soybean as an Alternative Method of Weed Management in No-Till Production of Soybean.

Gift, Nancy .  1995.  Competitiveness of Common Cocklebur and Eastern Black Nightshade in Group II and Group IV Soybean.

Murphy, Glenn C.  1993.  Utilization of MON 12000 in Conventional, Minimum and No-Tillage Corn Production.

Baker, Robert D.  1992.  Characterization of Herbicide Persistence in Kentucky Soils.

Thompson, M. Angela.  1989.  The Efficacy and Phytotoxicity of DPX-V9360 and CGA-136872.

Schmitz, Gary L.  1988.  Effect of pH on the Efficacy and Persistence of Chlorimuron.

Mueller, Thomas C.  1987.  Antagonistic Response of Postgrass Herbicidesand 2,4-D.

Kelley, George I.  1985.  Evaluation of Soybean and Petroleum Oil Concentrates as Adjuvants and Carriers for Soybean Herbicides.

Langemeier, Mark A.  1984.  The Effect of Reduced Tillage on Johnsongrass Control and the Fate of Dinitroaniline Herbicides.

Suprapto, Hermanus.  1984.  Soil and Foliar Herbicide Influence on Burley.  Tobacco Growth.

Green, Jonathan D.  1983.  Extended Duration of Johnsongrass Control in Corn.

Thomson, Craig E.  1982.  Reproductive Characteristics of Three Weedy Species of Solanaceae:  Cutleaf Groundcherry, Smooth Groundcherry and Eastern Black Nightshade.

Rosemond, James M.  1982.  Nimblewill Control in Kentucky Bluegrass Turf and Pastures with Linuron.  

Major Advisor for Students in Progress:  

Breeden, Don.  Began 2003.  Red Clover Tolerance to Herbicides Used in Pastures to Control Dicot Weeds.  

Member of M.S. Advisory Committees:

Crop Science Program—Maner Ferguson , Scott Adrian, Gene Olson, Charles Blevins, Jerry Flint, Yurdagul Ferhataglu, Warren Pinkston, Ann Freytag

Soil Science Program—Elizabeth Coffey, Marina Sorokina, Elizabeth Montgomery

Forestry—Steve Metcalfe

Biological Sciences—Kris Miller

Horticulture—Kimberly Collins

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