Rob Wilson

Farm Advisor

ANR Intermountain Research & Extension Center
2816 Havlina Road
PO Box 850
Tulelake, CA 96134
(530) 667-5117
rgwilson@ucanr.edu

http://irec.ucanr.edu/

Also in:
Tulelake Office
Siskiyou County

Education

M.S. Weed Science, Colorado State University. 2001

Specialty

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Plant Cmmdtys and Prod - General
• Alfalfa
• Grasses, Perennial
• Plants and Their Systems
• Plant Management Systems
• Weeds Affecting Plants
• Integrated Pest Management Systems
• Natural Resources and Environment
• Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships
• Management of Saline and Sodic Soils and Salinity

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

• Kippes, N; Tsai, H; Lieberman, M; Wilson, R. (2021). Diploid mint (M. longifolia) can produce spearmint type oil with a high yield potential. Scientific Reports. 11, 23521.
• Pickett, C; Borkent, C; Wilson, R; Stadtherr, M; Popescu, V (2021). Introduction of the cereal leaf beetle parasitoid Tetrastichus julis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) into California. Biocontrol Science and Technology.
• Geisseler, Daniel; Wilson, Rob (2020). Nitrogen in potato rotations with cover crops: field trial and simulations using DSSAT. Agronomy Journal. 112, 2275-2287.
• Wilson, Robert; Culp, Darrin; Peterson, Skyler; Nicholson, Kevin; Geisseler, Daniel (2019). Cover crops prove effective at increasing soil nitrogen for organic potato production. California Agriculture. 73:2, 79-90.
• Miller, K; Aegerter, B; Clark, N; Leinfelder-Miles, M; Miyao, E; Smith, R; Wilson, R; Geisseler, D. (2019). Relationship between soil properties and nitrogen mineralization in undisturbed soil cores from California agroecosystems. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 50:1, 77-92.
• Miller, J; Scheuring, D; Koym, J.; Holm, D; Pavek, R; Novy, J; Whitworth, J; Stark, J; Charlton, B; Yilma, S; Knowles, N; Pavek, M; Nunez, J; Wilson, R; Brown, C; Long, C. (2018). Reveille Russet: An Early, Widely Adapted, High-Count Carton Russet for the Fresh Market. American Journal of Potato Research. 95:1, 79-86.
• Rijal, J.; Wilson, R.; Godfrey, L. (2015). "Characterization of spatial distribution of Tetranychus urticae in peppermint in California and implication for improving sampling plan." Experimental and Applied Acarology 68(2): 155-171.
• Wilson, R.; Orloff, S.B.; Taylor, A.G. (2015). "Evaluation of insecticides and application methods to protect onions from onion maggot, Delia antiqua, and seedcorn maggot, Delia platura damage." Crop Protection 67: 102-108.
• Barnett, B.; Holm, D.; Koym, J.; Wilson, R.; Manter, D. (2014). "Site and cultivar effects on the potato-root associated core microbiome and its relationship to tuber yield and nutrients." American Potato Journal
• Tollerup, K.; Marcum, D.; Wilson, R. (2013). "Binomial and Enumerative Sampling of Tetranychus urticae (Koch) (Acari: Tetranychidae) on Peppermint in California." Journal of Economic Entomology 106(4): 1707-1715.
• Tollerup, K.; Marcum, D.; Wilson, R.; Godfrey, L. (2013). "Biology of Mint Root Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and Control Options on California Peppermint." Journal of Integrated Pest Management 4(3): A1-A4.
• Kyser, G.; Wilson, R.; Zhang, J.; DiTomaso, J. (2013). "Herbicide-assisted Restoration of Great Basin Sagebrush Steppe Infested with Medusahead and Downy Brome." Rangeland Ecology and Management 66(5): 588-596.
• DiTomaso, J.; Kyser, G.; Oneto, S.; Wilson, R. (2013). Weed Control in Natural Areas in the Western United States. UC Weed Research and Information Center. 544 pp.
• Marcum, D.; Lanini, W.; Wilson, R. (2012). UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines Peppermint: Weeds. UC ANR. Publication 3456.
• Wilson, R.; Orloff, S.; Lancaster, D.; Kirby, D.; Carlson, H. (2010). "Integrating Herbicide Use and Perennial Grass Revegetation to Suppress Weeds in Non-crop Areas." Invasive Plant Science and Management 3(1): 81-92.
• Wilson, R. (2009). Established perennial grass tolerance and downy brome control with rimsulfuron and sulfometuron. WSWS Progress Report. 60.
• Wilson, R. (2009). Medusahead control on Great Basin rangeland with various herbicides. WSWS Progress Report. 23-24.
• Wilson, R. (2009). Seeded perennial grass tolerance to various herbicides used for annual grass control. WSWS Progress Report. 58-59.
• Wilson, R. (2009). Squarrose knapweed control on rangeland with herbicides applied at the rosette and bolting stage. WSWS Progress Report. 21.
• Wilson, R.; Orloff, S.; Lancaster, D.; Marcum, D.; Drake, D. (2008) Assessing Nitrogen Fertilization Needs for Irrigated Orchardgrass in the Intermountain Region of California. Forage and Grazinglands DOI: 10.1094/FG-2008-0618-01-RS
• Wilson, R.; Boelk, D.; Kyser, G.; DiTomaso, J. (2008). "Integrated Management of Perennial Pepperweed." Invasive Plant Science and Management 1: 11-19.
• Kyser, G.; Doran, M.; McDougald, N.; Orloff, S.; Vargas, R.; Wilson, R.; DiTomaso, J. (2008). "Site Characteristics Determine the Success of Prescribed Burning for Medusahead Control." Invasive Plant Science and Management 1: 376-384.
• Wilson, R.; Orloff, S. (2008). "Winter Annual Weed Control with Herbicides in Alfalfa-Orchardgrass Mixtures." Weed Technology 22(1): 30-33.
• Kyser, G.; DiTomaso, J.; Doran, M.; Orloff, S.; Wilson, R.; Lancaster, D.; Lile, D.; Porath, M. (2007). "Control of Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae) and Other Annual Grasses with Imazapic." Weed Technology 21(1): 66-75.
• Wilson, R.; Lile, D.; Drake, D.; Orloff, S.; Lancaster, D.; George, H.; Delmas, R.; Bower, A. (2006). Dryland Pastures: Establishment and Management in the Intermountain Region of Northern California. UC ANR. Publication 8163.
• Canevari, M.; Orloff, S.; Vargas, R.; Wright, S.; Wilson, R.; Cudney, D.; Jackson, L. (2006). Pest Management of Small Grains- Weeds. Small Grains Production Manual Part 9. UC ANR. 8172.
• Wilson, R. (2005). Perennial Pepperweed control with herbicides applied at the rosette and flower-bud stage. WSWS Progress Report. 183-184.
• Wilson, R. (2005). Scotch thistle control on rangeland with herbicides applied at the rosette and bolting stage. WSWS Progress Report. 12-13.
• Wilson, R.; DiTomaso, J.; Renz, M. (2004). Pest Notes: Perennial Pepperweed. UC ANR. Publication 74121.
• Wilson, R.; Beck, K.; Westra, P. (2004). "The Combined Effect of Herbicides and Sphenoptera jugoslavica on Diffuse Knapweed Population Dynamics and S. jugoslavica Reproduction Success." Weed Science 52: 3, 418-423.

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Agroecology and Organic Farming Systems - Member
• Alfalfa and Forage Systems - Member
• Grain Legume - Member
• Pest Management in ANR - Member
• Small Grain - Member
• Spray Application Technology - Member
• Vegetable Crops - Member
• Weed - Member

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