UC Organic Farming Research Workgroup Directory
Individual Listing| Name | Milt McGiffen | Title | |
| Phone | 909-560-0839 | milt@ucr.edu | |
| Organization/Business | UCR Botany & Plant Sciences | Occupation | Researcher |
| Web Site | Workgroup(s) | Organic Farming Workgroup Biologically Integrated Farming Systems Workgroup | |
| County(ies) | Statewide | Commodities | Vegetables |
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| Expertise and Research Interests | Organic Soil Management Integrated Organic Cropping Systems Organic Pest Management Organic Economics / Marketing | ||
| Publications / Products | Ngouajio, M., M.E. McGiffen, Jr., and C.M. Hutchinson. 2003. Effect of cover crop and management system on weed populations in lettuce. Crop Protection 22(1):57-64 Ngouajio, M., and M.E. McGiffen, Jr. 2002. Going organic changes weed population dynamics. HortTechnology 12:95-99. Ogbuchiekwe, E.J. and M.E. McGiffen, Jr. 2001. Efficacy and economic value of weed control for drip and sprinkler irrigated celery. HortScience 36:1278-1282. Aguiar, J.L., W.A. Williams, W.L. Graves, M.E. McGiffen, Jr., J.V. Samons, J.D. Ehlers, and W.C. Matthews, Jr. 2001. Factor for estimating nitrogen content of cowpea as a cover crop. J. Agron. Crop Sci. 186:145 -149. Ngouajio, M., M.E. McGiffen, Jr., and K.J. Hembree. 2001. Tolerance of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) varieties to velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) interference. Weed Sci. 49:91-98. Ngouajio, M., M.E. McGiffen, Jr., S. Mansfield, E.J. Ogbuchiekwe. 2001. Comparison of methods to estimate weed populations and their performance in yield loss description models. Weed Sci. 49:385-394. My View: The Food Quality Protection Act. (with 11 co-authors). 2000. Weed Sci. 48:1. Hutchinson, C.M. and M.E. McGiffen. Cowpea cover crop for weed control in desert bell pepper production. 2000. HortScience 35:196-198. McGiffen, M. E., Jr. (ed.). 2000. Organic Horticulture. December Issue of HortTechnology. | ||

