Ed Peachey

Associate Professor (Practice)
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Agricultural & Life Sciences

Agricultural & Life Sciences 4045

2750 SW Campus Way

2750 SW Campus Way
Corvallis, OR 97331

Weed Biology and Ecology

Effect of crop and tillage rotations on weed seed survival in row crops.
Role of ground beetles in shaping weed communities.
Factors limiting distribution and efficacy of the bindweed mite Aceria mahlerbae
Establishment of Tyta luctuosa for bindweed suppression in the Willamette Valley.

Weed Control Technology: Development and Extension

Weed control in strip-till and conservation tillage corn.
Alternatives to atrazine in sweet corn.
Evaluation of quinclorac and clopyralid for control of bindweed and suppression of Canada thistle in rhubarb, caneberries and blueberries.
Develop weed control strategies for the processed vegetable industry in Oregon in sweet corn, snap beans, table beets, and cucurbit crops.
Identification of candidate herbicides and coordination of herbicide registrations for specialty crops

Sustainable Vegetable Crop Production

Refinement of Pre-sidedress Nitrogen Test (PSNT) in sweet corn.
Strategies and tools to establish wildlife habitat adjacent to agricultural land.
White mold control in snap beans.

Curriculum Vitae: 
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Profile Field Tabs

At OSU
Affiliated with: 
Horticulture
Career Links: 
VegNet
Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission Research
Weed Control in Squash with Outlook
Using Reflex Herbicide
Herbicide Hazards in Hazelnuts
Presidedress Quick Test for Soil Nitrate
2014 Weed Management Handbook
Annual Weed Control Reports
Puncturevine Info
Map of Puncturevine Sites
Oregon Vegetables
Organic Agriculture Program
Nursery, Greenhouse, and Christmas Trees
Weed Science
Department of Horticulture
Do you accept grad students?: 
I accept graduate students for Horticulture
Graduate Student(s): 
Andrew Donaldson
Kyle Roerig
Headquarters: 
OSU Main Campus
Biography

Deliver core information and technology to reduce the economic losses caused by common and invasive weeds of high value horticulture crops in Oregon.

My Publications

2017

Book

D. Matthew Sullivan, Peachey, R. E., Heinrich, A., and Brewer, L., Nutrient Management for Sustainable Vegetable Cropping Systems in Western Oregon. Oregon State University, Extension Service, 2017.

2016

Journal Article

A. Heinrich, Sullivan, D. M., and Peachey, R. E., “Snap Bean: Western Oregon”, Oregon State University, Extension Service, 2016.
R. E. Peachey and Sullivan, D. M., “Interseeding of Cover Crops to Improve Cover Crop Establishment and Performance”, Oregon State University, 2016.
A. Heinrich, Stone, A., Sullivan, D. M., Myers, J., and Peachey, R. E., “Integrated Clubroot Management for Brassicas: Nonchemical Control Strategies”, Oregon State University, Extension Service, 2016.
A. Heinrich, Sullivan, D., and Peachey, R. E., “Snap bean nutrient management (western Oregon)”, OSU Extension publication EM9154 , 2016.

2013

Journal Article

D. C. Brainard, Peachey, R. E., Haramoto, E., Luna, J., and Rangarajan, A., “Weed ecology and management under strip-tillage: Implications for Northern U.S. vegetable cropping systems”, Weed Technology, vol. 27, pp. 218-230, 2013.

2012

Journal Article

R. E. Peachey, Doohan, D., and Koch, T., “Selectivity of fomesafen based systems for preemergence weed control in cucurbit crops”, Crop Protection, vol. 40, pp. 91-97, 2012.

2011

Journal Article

L. J. Fredrikson, Skinkis, P. A., and Peachey, R. E., “ Effect of cover crop management techniques on weed control in establishing a vineyard”, HortTechnology, vol. 21, pp. 208-216, 2011.
M. Williams, Boydston, R., Peachey, R. E., and Robinson, D., “Significance of atrazine as a tank-mix partner with tembotrione”, Weed Technology, vol. 3, pp. 299-302, 2011.
L. Fredrikson, Skinkis, P. A., and Peachey, R. E., “Cover crop and floor management affect weed coverage and density in an establishing Oregon vineyard”, HortTechnology, vol. 21, pp. 208–216, 2011.

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