Rob Richardson

Bio

Dr. Richardson’s appointment as Aquatic and Non-Cropland Weed Scientist in the Department of Crop Science is 60% research and 40% extension. The primary responsibility of this position is aquatic weed management and the secondary responsibility is invasive plant management in non-cropland. This position is critical for development of integrated and sustainable weed management programs for reservoirs, lakes, ponds, other bodies of water, and non-cropland in North Carolina and the surrounding region. Vegetation on these sites must be managed in an environmentally sound manner to improve or maintain fish and wildlife habitat, improve biological diversity, and reduce the size and scope of alien plant invasions.

Extension Publications

Publications

• Evaluation of very-low volume herbicide for salvinia control , JOURNAL OF AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT (2025)
• Growth patterns of three Hydrilla verticillata biotypes in the United States , AQUATIC BOTANY (2025)
• Investigating remotely piloted aerial application systems for hydrilla management in Florida , LAKE AND RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT (2025)
• Mesocosm evaluation of growth differences between Vallisneria taxa , JOURNAL OF AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT (2025)
• Response of four Vallisneria taxa to aquatic herbicides , INVASIVE PLANT SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (2024)
• Drainage water recycling reduced nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment losses from a drained agricultural field in eastern North Carolina, USA , AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT (2023)
• Low carrier volume herbicide trials and UAAS support management efforts of giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta): a case study , INVASIVE PLANT SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (2023)
• Performance of unoccupied aerial application systems for aquatic weed management: Two novel case studies , Weed Technology (2023)
• Simulated herbicide spray retention of commonly managed invasive emergent aquatic macrophytes , WEED TECHNOLOGY (2023)
• Improving chemical control of nonnative aquatic plants in run-of-the-river reservoirs , INVASIVE PLANT SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (2022)