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NMSU Weed Specialists

Below is a listing of NMSU's weed specialists and their particular expertise. Click a person's name to go to the online directory entry for that person (offsite), where you can find information about the specialist's department, more contact information, education, publications, etc.

Name Expertise Phone Email
Abbott, Laurie range, restoration ecology 575-646-2870 labbott@nmsu.edu
Allred, Kelly New Mexico range plants, grasses, mosses, flora of New Mexico 575-646-1042 kallred@nmsu.edu
Arnold, Richard 505-327-7757 riarnold@nmsu.edu
Duncan, Keith range, weeds, poisonous plants, pesticides 575-748-1228 kduncan@nmsu.edu
Goss, Ryan turfgrass management 575-646-3297 ryangoss@nmsu.edu
McDaniel, Kirk range; river and streambank areas; soil, water and air testing; weeds 575-646-1191 kmcdanie@nmsu.edu
Schroeder, Jill weeds, weed management in New Mexico crops, weed biology/ecology, weed interaction/response to crop pests, herbicide behavior in soil. 575-646-2328 jischroe@nmsu.edu
Sterling, Tracy Plant physiology, oxidative stress, poisonous plants, herbicide resistance, herbicide mode of action, weedy plants, rangeland weeds 575-646-6177 tsterlin@nmsu.edu
Thompson, David Biological control of weeds using insects. Biology of fireants. insects, insect/plant interactions, range, pest management, pesticides, using insects to control invasive plants. 575-646-2740 dathomps@nmsu.edu
Torell, Allen range economics; computer applications in agriculture; public lands policy; natural resources; appraisals; farm and ranch management 575-646-4732 atorell@nmsu.edu