NDSU plant sciences graduate students Amanda Crook and Theresa Reinhardt received awards for their presentations during the 2014 North Central Weed Science Society annual meeting Dec. 1-4 in Minneapolis.

Crook, from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, took first place in the graduate student paper contest, Equipment and Application Methods division. Her paper is titled “Validation of immunoassay kit to detect glyphosate residue within Red Norland potato tubers.” Crook’s adviser is Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, professor and high value crops project leader.

Reinhardt, from Alhambra, Illinois, earned second place in the graduate student poster contest, Agronomic Crops division. Her poster is titled “Relating dicamba injury and residue to yield reduction in dry bean.” Reinhardt’s adviser is Rich Zollinger, professor and Extension weed specialist.

The society is comprised of weed science industry professionals from 15 U.S states and one Canadian province. For more information, visit http://ncwss.org/.

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