Muthu Bagavathiannan received his PhD in Weed Ecology at the University of Manitoba in 2010. After a postdoctoral research training on the evolutionary dynamics of herbicide resistance in weeds at the University of Arkansas, he joined the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University as an Assistant Professor of Weed Science in 2014. His current research focuses on weed ecology, evolution, and integrated management. A notable research area is weed seedbank ecology and management to minimize long-term weed persistence. His research works on herbicide resistance modeling has allowed the development of best management practices (BMPs). He is also involved in the development of decision-support tools to help disseminate sound BMPs. Dr. Bagavathiannan collaborates widely with eminent research groups locally, nationally and internationally.
Peter Dotray is a weed scientist with a joint appointment at Texas Tech University, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Dotray teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in weed science at Texas Tech University, serves as an Extension Weed Specialist in the Texas Southern High Plains (a region where over 3 million acres of cotton is grown), and conducts research to help development effective and sustainable weed management systems in crops grown in the region.
