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  2. Nicholas Tuschak Basinger

Nicholas Tuschak Basinger


Associate Professor | Weed Biology, Ecology, and Integrated Weed Management

Crop & Soil Sciences

Nicholas Basinger
Nicholas Basinger
Areas of expertiseEducationAwards and honorsScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Crop and Pasture ProductionHorticultural ProductionEnvironmental Science and ManagementCrop and Pasture Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)Horticultural Crop Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)Crop and Pasture Production not elsewhere classifiedHorticultural Production not elsewhere classified

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Horticultural Science

North Carolina State University, NC, United States (2018)

Master of Science, Horticultural Science

North Carolina State University, NC, United States (2015)

Bachelor of Science, Exercise Science and Kinesiology

Furman University, SC, United States (2009)

Awards and Honors

  • Weed Science Team (2019)
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award (2018)
  • Southern Weed Science Society Outstanding Graduate Student (2018)

Scholarly Works

  • Remote Detection of Invasive Alien Species, (2020).
    Bolch EA, Santos MJ, Ade C, Khanna S, Basinger NT … 2 more
  • Interspecific and intraspecific interference of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) and large crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) in sweetpotato, WEED SCIENCE, (2019).
    Basinger NT, Jennings KM, Monks DW, Jordan DL, Everman WJ … 4 more
  • Low-Cost Chlorophyll Fluorescence Imaging for Stress Detection, SENSORS, (2021).
    Legendre R, Basinger NT, van Iersel MW
  • Large crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) and Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) intraspecific and interspecific interference in soybean, WEED SCIENCE, (2019).
    Basinger NT, Jennings KM, Monks DW, Jordan DL, Everman WJ … 3 more
  • Phenology affects differentiation of crop and weed species using hyperspectral remote sensing, Weed Technology, (2020).
    Basinger NT, Jennings KM, Hestir EL, Monks DW, Jordan DL … 1 more

View full list of scholarly works

Contact

nicholas.basinger@uga.edu 706-542-9810

Mailing Address

4105 Miller Plant Sci
120 Carlton St.
Athens, GA 30602

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3111 Miller Plant Sci
120 Carlton St.
Athens, GA 30602

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  • Horticulture
    Dec. 8, 2022

    UGA study aims to help farmers transitioning to organic production

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    UGA researchers evaluate the benefits of cover crops, living mulches in Georgia cotton

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  • June 25, 2020

    Getting it covered: UGA researchers study cover crops

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  • Water Spinach Production for Georgia

    May 12, 2026

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    Smutgrass Control in Pastures and Hayfields

    May 4, 2026

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  • Shallow Subsurface Drip Irrigation: A Tool for Organic Vegetable Growers

    June 24, 2024

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