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Last published 2026
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Robert C. Scott

Professor-Weed Science

3 pubs

  • Herbicide Resistance
  • Herbicides
  • Plant Proteins
  • Mutation
  • Arkansas
  • Gene Amplification
  • Amaranthus
  • Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase
  • Benzamides
  • Plant Weeds
  • Glyphosate
  • Glycine
  • Lolium
  • Gene Dosage
  • 3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase

Biography and Research Information

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Robert C. Scott's research focuses on weed science, particularly investigating herbicide resistance in agricultural settings within Arkansas. His work examines the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying resistance to various herbicide classes, including glyphosate, PPO-inhibiting herbicides, and acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides. Scott has studied specific weed species such as Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum), and red rice (Oryza sativa). His publications detail the confirmation of resistant weed populations and explore genetic factors like gene amplification and specific mutations (e.g., PPX2 mutations) that contribute to herbicide tolerance. He also investigates weed management practices in important crops like rice. Scott's research contributes to understanding and managing herbicide-resistant weeds in agricultural systems.

Metrics

  • Publications: 3

Positions

  • Professor-Weed Science 2002–present
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Crop, Soil and Environmental Science ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Persistence of PPO mutations and dynamics of Amaranthus palmeri resistance to PPO ‐inhibitor herbicides in a decade (2026)
    Pest Management Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Farmer and consultant perspectives on weed management practices and problematic weed species in midsouthern USA soybean (2026)
    Weed Technology DOI OpenAlex
  • Interactions of iptriazopyrid with synthetic auxin and residual herbicides in rice (2026)
    Weed Technology DOI OpenAlex
  • Sensitivity of early vegetative stage soybean to reduced rates of trifludimoxazin plus saflufenacil (2026)
    Weed Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Influence of a thiamethoxam seed treatment on acetolactate synthase–inhibiting herbicide–induced injury to inbred and hybrid imidazolinone-resistant rice (2019)
    Weed Technology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Can Insecticide Seed Treatments Be Used to Safen Soybean to Applications of Injurious Postemergence Herbicides? (2019)
    Crop Forage & Turfgrass Management 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Weed Control and Selectivity of Pethoxamid Alone and in Mixture as a Delayed Preemergence Application to Rice (2018)
    Weed Technology 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Insecticide Seed Treatments Partially Safen Rice to Low Rates of Glyphosate and Imazethapyr (2018)
    Weed Technology 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Selectivity of Very‐Long‐Chain Fatty Acid‐Inhibiting Herbicides in Rice as Influenced by Application Timing and Soil Texture (2018)
    Crop Forage & Turfgrass Management 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of Pethoxamid-Containing Weed Control Programs in Drill-seeded Rice (Oryza sativa L.) (2018)
    Weed Technology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Application Timing and Rate Effects on Rice Tolerance to Very‐Long‐Chain Fatty Acid–Inhibiting Herbicides (2018)
    Agronomy Journal 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Benzobicyclon as a Post-Flood Option for Weedy Rice Control (2018)
    Weed Technology 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Residual Activity of ACCase-Inhibiting Herbicides on Monocot Crops and Weeds (2018)
    Weed Technology 20 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Sensitivity of Grass Crops to Low Rates of Quizalofop (2018)
    Weed Technology 8 citations DOI OpenAlex

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