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A Wicked View

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2017

Michael Barrett ,
David E. Ervin ,
George B. Frisvold ,
Raymond A. Jussaume ,
David R. Shaw  and
Sarah M. Ward
Michael Barrett
Affiliation:
Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546
David E. Ervin
Affiliation:
Professor Emeritus, Economics and Environmental Management and Senior Research Faculty, Institute for Sustainable Solutions, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201
George B. Frisvold
Affiliation:
Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Raymond A. Jussaume
Affiliation:
Professor, Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
David R. Shaw
Affiliation:
Professor and Vice-President for Research and Development, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762
Sarah M. Ward*
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
*
*Corresponding author’s E-mail: sarah.ward@colostate.edu
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Abstract

In a recent essay, Harker and coauthors stated that considering herbicide resistance as a wicked problem “without clear causes or solutions” ignores what weed scientists know about the biology and management of herbicide-resistant weeds. In this response, we argue that this misrepresents what is meant by “wicked” and that the wicked problem concept is valuable in understanding the multifaceted nature of herbicide resistance as a human-caused phenomenon.

Keywords

Herbicide resistanceweed managementwicked problem

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Special Topics
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Weed Science , Volume 65 , Issue 4 , July 2017 , pp. 441 - 443
Copyright
© Weed Science Society of America, 2017 

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Footnotes

Associate Editor for this paper: William Vencill, University of Georgia.

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