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Dr. Isabelle Aicklen

 Isabelle Aicklen  

Dr. Isabelle Aicklen

Assistant Professor, Ontario Bean Growers Professorship in Weed Science
Agronomy Building, Room 107
iaicklen@uoguelph.ca

Degrees

  • B.Sc. (Agr.) – University of Guelph
  • Ph.D. Plant Agriculture – University of Guelph

Research Interests

My goal as a weed scientist is to identify practical and economical weed management solutions for Ontario growers. My research program objectives are to:

  1. Identify control tactics for a broad spectrum of weeds in dry bean, corn, soybean, and cereals. 
  2. Confirm and characterize new cases of herbicide resistance in Ontario.
  3. Optimize integrated weed management tactics for different systems.
  4. Characterize the biological impact of new and emerging weeds.
  5. Assess the fit of new weed control technology.

Research Technician

Christy Shropshire

519-674-1500 Ext. 63645

cshropsh@uoguelph.ca

Potential Graduate Students

I am currently looking for graduate students interested in gaining experience in weed management research. Please contact me directly for more information.

Selected Publications:

Aicklen, I.K., Smith, P.J., Metzger, B., Robinson, D.E., Sikkema, P.H., and Tardif, F.J. (2024). Confirmation of Synthetic Auxin Herbicide Resistance in a Green Pigweed (Amaranthus powellii) Population from Ontario, Canada. Weed Science. 72: 500-507.

Aicklen, I.K., Soltani, N., Tardif, F.J., Robinson, D.E., and Sikkema, P.H. (2022). Control of multiple-herbicide-resistant green pigweed (Amaranthus powellii) with preemergence and postemergence herbicides in Ontario corn production. Journal of Agricultural Science. 14: 2022.

Aicklen, I.K., Soltani, N., Tardif, F.J., Robinson, D.E., Laforest, M., and Sikkema, P.H. (2022). Control of multiple-herbicide-resistant green pigweed (Amaranthus powellii) with preemergence and postemergence herbicides in Ontario soybean production. Agronomy. 12: 2075.