MSU Weed Science - Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
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Monday, September 8, 2008

Erin Taylor (Hill)Erin Taylor

Research Assistant
Supervisors: Dr. Karen Renner and Dr. Christy Sprague

A490 Plant and Soil Sciences Bldg.
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325
Phone: (517) 355-0271 ext. 222 (lab) 234 (office)
Fax: (517) 353-5174
E-mail: hiller12@msu.edu

Joined Department: January 2006

Education

M.S. in Horticulture, Michigan State University, 2006
B.S. in Plant Biology, University of Michigan, 2003

Research Interests

I am interested in weed ecology as it pertains to agricultural production. I am also interested in field crop and vegetable production, the use of cover crops and other sustainable practices, and environmental preservation.

Selected Recent Publications

Hill, E.C., M Ngouajio, and M.G. Nair. 2007. Allelopathic potential of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) methanol and ethyl acetate extracts on weeds and vegetables. WeedTech. 21:437-444.

Hill, E.C., M. Ngouajio, and M.G.Nair. 2006. Differential responses of weeds and vegetable crops to aqueous extracts of hairy vetch and cowpea. HortSci. 41:695-700.