Gail Wilkerson
Bio
The major goal of Dr. Wilkerson’s research program is to improve crop management decision-making through the application of computer technology. Research has been concentrated in the following areas: 1) development of computerized crop and pest management decision aids; 2) evaluation of scouting protocols through a combination of field research and simulation experiments, and 3) development of physiologically based models of crop growth, pest population dynamics, and crop/pest interactions. Recently, Dr. Wilkerson has turned her attention to developing Web-based applications, and to evaluating the possibility of using information on climate variability and climate forecasts to improve crop and pest management decision-making.
Current Websites:
Apple Coddling Moth Risk Forecast: http://agroclimatenc.ncsu.edu/apple/codling_moth.aspx
Peanut Risk Management Decision Aid: http://www.peanut.ncsu.edu/riskmgmt/
Peanut Production in the Carolinas and Virginia: http://www.peanuts.ncsu.edu/
Public Weather Station Climate Data: http://agroclimatenc.ncsu.edu/climatedata/#
SoyVar (Soybean Variety Selection): http://www.soybeans.ncsu.edu/soyvar/
Strawberry Fruit Infection Risk Predictions: http://agroclimatenc.ncsu.edu/plantdisease/strawberry.aspx
Publications
- A Risk Tool and Production Log Created using Microsoft Excel to Manage Pests in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) , Journal of Integrated Pest Management (2022)
- USE OF CSM-CROPGRO-COTTON TO DETERMINE THE AGRONOMIC AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF IRRIGATION TO UPLAND COTTON PRODUCTION IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA , TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASABE (2018)
- Evaluating the fidelity of downscaled climate data on simulated wheat and maize production in the southeastern US , REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE (2013)
- Influence of Cover Crops on Weed Management in Strip Tillage Peanut , WEED TECHNOLOGY (2011)
- Estimating Genetic Coefficients for the CSM-CERES-Maize Model in North Carolina Environments , AGRONOMY JOURNAL (2009)
- Economics and effectiveness of alternative weed scouting methods in peanut , WEED TECHNOLOGY (2007)
- Yield and physiological response of peanut to glyphosate drift , WEED TECHNOLOGY (2007)
- Potential individual versus simultaneous climate change effects on soybean (C-3) and maize (C-4) crops: An agrotechnology model based study , GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE (2006)