Lucas Maia

Lucas Maia

Lucas Maia grew up in Southeast Brazil and received his B.S. in Agronomy from the Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil in 2014, and M.S. in environmental horticulture from the University of Florida in 2019. Lucas is a 1st year Ph.D. student currently studying under Dr. William Johnson. His research focuses on the long-term effects of cover crop use on soil microbial activity and soil residual herbicide degradation. Lucas’s research include field, laboratory, and greenhouse work in order to evaluate β-glucosidase and dehydrogenase activities, persistence of several soil residual herbicides, and the fate of these chemicals when applied to cover crops managed under different termination strategies. Lucas’s anticipated graduation date is May 2024, at which point he hopes to take a job as a field scientist in the Research and Development sector of a major agricultural chemical company.

Awards and Honors

  • 2nd Place Oral Paper Contest at 2022 NCWSS meeting. (2022) North Central Weed Science Society.
  • 2nd Place Poster Contest at 2022 NCWSS meeting. (2022) North Central Weed Science Society.
  • 2nd Place Oral Paper Contest at 2021 NCWSS meeting. (2021) North Central Weed Science Society.
  • 2nd Place Poster Contest at 2020 NCWSS meeting. (2020) North Central Weed Science Society.

Selected Publications

Maia LOR, Shaddox TW, Leon RG, Unruh JB (2021) Nitrogen leaching and Tifway bermudagrass response to simultaneous nutrient and pre‐emergence herbicide applications. J Environ Qual 50:1419–1429 View Publication

DeSimini SA, Gibson KD, Armstrong SD, Zimmer M, Maia LOR, & Johnson WG (2020). Effect of cereal rye and canola on winter and summer annual weed emergence in corn. WEED TECHNOLOGY, 34(6), pp. 787-793. View Publication

Maia LOR and Shaddox TW (2019), Grinding Methods Influence Nutrient Analysis of Bahiagrass and St. Augustinegrass. Crop Science, 59: 787-791. View Publication

Lana RMQ, Maia LOR, Vasconcelos ACP, de Moraes ER, de Siqueira TP, Silva A (2016) Evaluation of chemical attributes of soil under different management systems of sugarcane in an area of expansion. Biosci. J. 32, 611–618. View Publication