Released: March 27, 2007

K-State’s Stahlman Wins Professional Award

HAYS, Kan. – Phillip Stahlman, a Kansas State University professor and K-State Research and Extension specialist in weed science, was recognized as Fellow of the Western Society of Weed Science at its annual meeting March 13-15 in Portland, Ore.

Stahlman, who is based at K-State’s Agricultural Research Center at Hays, has been a researcher at the university since 1975.

Much of his research has focused on herbicide testing and development research involving crops grown in Kansas, including winter wheat, grain sorghum, sunflower, fallow, corn and soybean.

“This award is especially significant because it recognizes Phil’s sustained contribution to weed science over a long time period and it shows the respect that he has earned among his peers,” said Bob Gillen, head of K-State’s Western Kansas Agricultural Research Centers.

Stahlman’s current research includes work in integrated weed management systems, risks and benefits of herbicide-resistant crops, and weed spectrum shifts associated with herbicide-resistant cropping systems. The goal of the research is to improve current weed management strategies in dryland cropping systems and to develop methods of reducing the risks of soil erosion and crop failure using plant residue and soil water management.

In addition to his research, he has given presentations to growers in Kansas and in other states and helped develop a satellite weed science program in Colby for northwest Kansas producers.

He has served the WSWS in several capacities, including president in 2004-2005 and received the WSWS’s Outstanding Weed Scientist Award in 2001. He has authored numerous papers and research reports and because of his expertise in weed management, has collaborated on projects with other scientists throughout the world.

More information about the Kansas State University Agricultural Research Center-Hays is available at http://www.wkarc.org/Arch/arch.asp  and more information about K-State Research and Extension is available at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu.

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K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.

Story by:
Mary Lou Peter-Blecha
mlpeter@oznet.ksu.edu
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