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  2. Camp Hand

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Assistant Professor

Crop & Soil Sciences

Lavesta Hand
Lavesta Hand
Areas of expertiseEducationScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Crop and Pasture ProductionHorticultural Production

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Agronomy and Crop Science

University of Georgia, GA, United States (2021)

Master of Science, Horticultural Science

Auburn University, AL, United States (2017)

Scholarly Works

  • Effects of low-dose applications of 2,4-D and dicamba on cucumber and cantaloupe, WEED TECHNOLOGY, (2021).
    Hand LC, Vance JC, Randell TM, Shugart J, Gray T … 2 more
  • Interval between sequential glufosinate applications influences weed control in cotton, WEED TECHNOLOGY, (2020).
    Randell TM, Hand LC, Vance JC, Culpepper AS
  • Cover crops and residual herbicides reduce selection pressure for Palmer amaranth resistance to dicamba applied postemergence in cotton, Agronomy Journal, (2021).
    Hand LC, Randell T, Nichols RL, Steckel LE, Basinger NT … 1 more
  • Cereal rye cover crop and herbicide application method affect cotton stand, Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) control, and cotton yield, WEED TECHNOLOGY, (2019).
    Hand LC, Nichols RL, Webster TM, Culpepper AS
  • 2,4-D and dicamba removal from the surface of plastic mulch using overhead irrigation: analytical analysis and cucurbit bioassay crop response, WEED TECHNOLOGY, (2021).
    Hand LC, Eason KM, Randell TM, Grey TL, Culpepper AS

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Contact

camphand@uga.edu 229-386-7274

Mailing Address

2360 Rainwater Road
Tifton, GA 31793

Shipping Address

4604 Research Way
Horticulture Building, Room 234
Tifton, GA 31793

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  • Cultivating Curiosity Podcast
    Aug. 30, 2024

    Field to fabric: How UGA’s Cotton Team supports Georgia’s growers

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  • Cotton

    April 7, 2026

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  • An aerial view of farm damage from Hurricane Helene

    Hurricane Helene Impact Report

    Dec. 5, 2024

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  • 2024 Georgia Cotton Production Guide

    Sept. 24, 2024

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  • 2023 UGA On-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program

    July 25, 2024

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  • Cotton Defoliation in Georgia

    April 23, 2024

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  • 2020 UGA On-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program

    2020 UGA On-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program

    Nov. 6, 2023

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