
Faculty
University of Kentucky, PSS
Plant Science Building
1405 Veterans Drive (Office:0319)
Lexington, KY 40546-0312
(859) 257-5110
(859) 257-7125
rpearce@uky.edu
Speciality
Tobacco Production
Education
PhD. Soil Chemistry, 1994, University of Georgia.
M.S. Soil Science, 1989, University of Kentucky
B.S. Agronomy, 1987, University of Kentucky
Tobacco production
Soil Chemistry
Soil Fertility
Soil Conservation
Current Projects
Conservation tillage practices for tobacco production.
Nitrogen fertilization of burley tobacco for yield and leaf quality.
Tobacco Site
This person page last updated on 2010-01-15
Other Research Publications
Denton, P., B. Pearce, and A. Bailey. 2010. Manage for Less MH. 2010 Tobacco Trends. p. 18.
Miller, B., B. Pearce, and P. Denton. 2010. Two new burley tobacco varieties. 2010 Tobacco Trends. p. 4.
Pearce B., P. Denton, and W.A. Bailey. 2010. Growers beware of miracle product. 2010 Tobacco Trends. p. 8.
Pearce, R., P. Denton, and A. Bailey. 2009. Pasture herbicide drift and carryover damage on tobacco. p. 6. 2009 Tobacco Trends. Farm Progress Companies, Carol Stream, Ill.
Palmer, G., B. Pearce, and A. Bailey. 2008. Evaluation of MH-free chemicals for sucker control. Paper 26. Proceedings, 43rd Tobacco Workers Conference. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 14-17.
Bailey, A., R. Pearce, T. Lax, and R. Hill. 2008. Performance of experimental herbicides for weed control in conservation tillage dark tobacco. Paper 19. Proceedings, 43rd Tobacco Workers Conference. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 14-17.
Pearce, B., G. Palmer, A. Bailey, P. Denton, and D. Peek. 2008. New choices in burley. p. 4. Tobacco
Trends. Annual periodical published by Farm Progress Companies, Carol Stream, Ill.
Palmer, G., A. Bailey, and B. Pearce. 2007. MH-free burley tobacco. 2007 Tobacco Trends. Annual publication, Farm Progress Companies, Carol Stream, Ill.