Kevin D Gibson

Botany and Plant Pathology

Professor

Phone

765.496.2161

Fax

765.494.0363

Office

Lilly Hall Room 1-359

Email

kgibson@purdue.edu

Kevin Gibson’s research is focused on the development of weed management systems that increase the competitive ability of crops, reduce the need for herbicide inputs, and provide sustainable weed control in agronomic and vegetable crops. He is currently assessing industrial hemp as a possible crop for growers in Indiana and the Midwest. Dr. Gibson is also interested in the distribution, abundance, and management of native and invasive plants.

Awards & Honors

(2011) Purdue University Diversity Faculty Fellow. Purdue University.

(2007) NCWSS Outstanding Young Scientist. North Central Weed Science Society.

(2006) Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology.

(2006) Outstanding UndergraduateTeaching Award. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology.

Selected Publications

Mitchell, K., French, E., Beckerman, J. L., Iyer-Pascuzzi, A., Wahlman, J. R., & Gibson, K. D. (2018). Biochar Alters the Root Systems of Large Crabgrass. HortScience, 53(3), 354-359. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI12690-17

Sandler, L. N., Beckerman, J. L., Whitford, F., & Gibson, K. D. (2019). Cannabis as conundrum. Crop Protection, 117, 37-44. doi:1016/j.cropro.2018.11.003

Gibson, K. D., Benjamin, T., Chapin, B. K., Oseto, C., & Lucietto, A. (2013). Engaging undergraduate students from two institutions in a multicultural synchronously taught agriculture course. NACTA.

Quackenbush, P., Jenkins, M., Emery, N., Kladivko, E., & Gibson, K. D. (2013). Invasive Earthworms and Plants in Indiana Old and Second Growth Forests. Invasive Plant Science and Managment, 6, 161-174.

Butler, R., Brouder, S., Johnson, W., & Gibson, K. D. (2013). Response of five summer annual weed species to mowing frequency and height. Weed Technology, 27, 798-802.

Adams, M., Benjamin, T., Emery, N., Brouder, S., & Gibson, K. D. (2013). The effect of biochar on native and invasive prairie plant species. Invasive Plant Scinece and Management, 6, 197-207.

Gibson, K. D., Benjamin, T., Oseto, C., & Adams, M. (2012). A short-term study abroad course in Costa Rica. North American Colleges Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) J, 56, 23-27.

Quackenbush, P., Butler, R., Emery, N., Jenkins, M., Kladivko, E., & Gibson, K. D. (2012). Lumbricus terrestris prefers to consume garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) seeds. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 5, 148-154.

Gibson, K. D., McMillan, J., Hallett, S., Jordan, T., & Weller, S. (2011). Effect of a living mulch on weed seed banks in tomato. Weed Technology 25:245-251, 25, 245-251.

Tucker, R., Zanis, M., Emery, N., & Gibson, K. D. (2011). Effects of water depth and seed provenance on the growth of wild rice (Zizania aquatic L.) Aquatic Botany, 94, 113-118.