Encelioides with PEANUTS
MANAGEMENT OF THREE WEED SPECIES COMMONLY FOUND IN OKLAHOMA PEANUTS Arachis hypogaea AND INTERFERENCE OF CROWNBEARD Verbesina encelioides WITH PEANUTS By CODY JACK GRAY Bachelor of Arts Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, Oklahoma 1998 Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate College of the Oklahoma State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE May, 2001 MANAGEMENT OF THREE WEED SPECIES COMMONLY FOUND IN OKLAHOMA PEANUTS Arachis hypogaea AND INTERFERENCE OF CROWNBEARD Verbesina encelioides WITH PEANUTS Thesis Approved: -----.....~ College 11 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I am deeply indebted and express my sincere appreciation to my major advisor, Dr. Don S. Murray, for allowing me the opportunity to pursue the Master of Science degree as well as for the advice, patience, encouragement, and friendship he extended. I also thank the other members of my graduate committee, Dr. Michael W. Smith and Dr. Ronald J. Tyrl for their guidance, knowledge, teaching, and support here at Oklahoma State. Thanks are also extended to Dr. R. Brent Westerman, Dr. Mark L. Wood, Stacey R. Frazier, T. Brian Scroggins, Eric W. Palmer, Shea W. Murdock, Jerry W. Moore, Brad D. Pryor, Rodney L. Farris, Deana S. Titus, and others for their selfless assistance in conducting this research and even more for their eternal friendship. I also thank Emmitt Skaggs and Darrell Capron, for allowing me the opportunity to conduct some of this research on their property. I am deeply grateful for my family and their support during this time, especially my father, Bobby Gray, and his wife, Deana, my brother, Quentin, my grandparents, Jack and Frankie Gray, and my aunt Judy.
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