Fabian D. Menalled
Associate Professor; Ph.D. 1996, University of Massachusetts; B.S. 1985, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cropland Weed Specialist. My research and extension programs are focused in developing and delivering information on the integrated management of agricultural weeds. I am interested in understanding the mechanisms conditioning the abundance and distribution of annual and perennial weeds in agricultural systems. My research includes weed population and community dynamics, crop-weed competition, herbicide resistance, and weed management in conventional and alternative cropping systems.
Recent Publications:
- Davis P., B. Maxwell, and F. Menalled. In Press. Impact of growing conditions on the competitive ability of Camelina sativa (L.) Crants (Camelina). Canadian Journal of Plant Sciences.
- Orloff, N., J. Mangold, and F. Menalled. In Press. Role of size and nitrogen in competition between annual and perennial grasses. Invasive Plant Science and Management.
- Lehnhoff, E. and F. Menalled. In Press. Impacts of Tamarix-mediated soil changes on restoration plant growth. Applied Vegetation Science.
- Miller, Z., M. Burrows, and F. Menalled. In Press. Winter annual grassy weeds increase disease induced overwinter mortality in fall-sown cereals. Weed Research.
- Ito, D., Z. Miller, F. Menalled, M. Moffet, M. Burrows. 2012. Relative susceptibility among alternative host species prevalent in the Great Plains to Wheat streak mosaic virus. Plant Disease 96:1185-1192.
- Lehnhoff, E., L.J. Rew, C. Zabinski, and F. Menalled. 2012. Reduced impacts or a longer lag phase? Tamarix in the northwestern U.S.A. Wetlands 32: 497-508.
- Miller Z., F. Menalled, and M. Burrows. 2012. Downy brome (Bromus tectorum) increases disease induced over-winter mortality in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Canadian Journal of Plant Science 92: 603-603.
- Menalled, F., E. Keren, D. Weaver, A. Dyer, and J. Robison-Cox. 2012. Assessing the ecological basis of a multi-pest approach to management of wheat-fallow systems. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 92: 595-596.
- Davis, P.B., F. Menalled, R.K.D. Peterson, and B. Maxwell. 2011. Refinement of weed risk assessments for biofuels using Camelina sativa as a model species. Journal of Applied Ecology 48: 989-997.
Recent Grants:
- Targeted grazing to reduce tillage in organic dryland systems: Environmental, ecological, and economic assessment of reintegrating animal and crop production. USDA - OREI. Menalled, F., P. Carr, P. Hatfield, P. Miller, D. Weaver, M. Burrows, R. Engle, A. Bekkerman, J. Boles, Z. Miller, R. Quinn, L. Burkle, K. O’Neill, G. Gramig, and K. Ringwall. $1,499,815
- Integrated management of mite-transmitted cereal viruses. USDA – PMAP. Burrows, M., F. Menallled, Z. Miller, R. Peterson, A. Bekkerman and B. Jacobsen. $213,658
- Optimizing efficacy of downy brome (Bromus tectorum) biocontrol in crops and rangelands: integration and implementation. USDA - WRIPM. Menalled, F., Z. Miller, J. Mangold, and A. Dyer. $98,600
- A predictive model to increase adoption of IPM of a mite-virus disease complex in wheat. USDA – AFRI Food Security. Hein, G., S. Wegulo, J. Bradshaw, A. Zygielbaum, D. Namuth-Covert, D. Lyon, D., Golick, C. Rush, F., Workneh, M. Burrows, I. Grimberg, F. Menalled, Z. Miller, E. DeWolf, F. Epplin, R. Hunger, K. Kelsey, S. Tatineni, R. French, R. Graybosch, N. Tisserat. $3,375,000. (Total allocated to MSU: $815,000).
- Molecular, physiological, and ecological characterization of multiple herbicide resistance in Avena fatua. USDA – AFRI Foundational Program. Dyer, W., F. Menalled, B. Maxwell, B. Keith, E. Lehnhoff, and R.
- Reducing tillage intensity in organic crop systems: ecological and economic impacts of targeted sheep grazing on cover crops and weed management, soil health, carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions organic transition. USDA – Organic Transition Programs. Hatfield, P., F. Menalled, U. Sainju, P. Miller, A. Bekkerman, P. Lachapelle, Z. Miller, and A. Lenssen. $742,907
Current Instructional Responsibilities:
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Develop and deliver a research-based extension program on integrated weed management in agricultural settings.
