Biography:
Thomas C. Mueller is a Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Tennessee. He received his BS from the University of Illinois in Agronomy, his MS from the University of Kentucky in Crop Science, and his PhD from the University of Georgia in Crop Science. His primary research areas are environmental fate of pesticides (especially herbicides) in soils, water systems, and in the air (via drift), and the confirmation and subsequent control of herbicide-resistant weeds. He has published > 120 refereed articles in > 20 different journals. Dr. Mueller has served on an US-EPA Scientific Advisory Board, has served as an associate editor for Weed Science and Weed Technology, has served on the executive board for the Weed Science Society of America as Secretary, and was named a fellow of the WSSA in 2014.
Title : Why is the mid-southern United States an epicenter for the development of herbicide resistant weeds?