Staff Profile:Dr Bob Froud-Williams

Name:

Dr Bob Froud-Williams

Job Title:

Academic/Director of Postgraduate Studies, Harborne Building

Responsibilities:

Areas of Interest:

Teaching:
Weed Biology & Weed Control
Technology of Weed Control for Horticulture
Weed Management
Weed Ecology
Agriculture and the Environment
Crop Protection

Research Interests:
Integrated Weed Management
Crop-Weed Interactions
Population Dynamics and Weed Demography
Field Margin Management
Mediterranean Agriculture
Ecological Genetics
Weed Seed Biology

Collaborative Links:
IACR Rothamsted, ADAS Boxworth, Game Conservancy, Allerton Research & Educational Trust, The Northmoor Trust, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Elm Farm Research Centre, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, International Institute of Biological Control, Agricultural Research Institute, Cyprus, Technological Education Institute, Greece, Tea Research Institute, Sri Lanka.

Current research projects:
Genetic diversity in annual weed species
Varietal selection for enhanced weed suppression.
Biology & integrated control of red rice
Weed seed predation by beneficial invertebrates
Weed seed predation by farmland birds
Impact of integrated farming systems on arable weeds.
Population dynamics of Lolium spp.

Research groups / Centres:

Crops research group

Publications:

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Number of items: 25.

2009

• Efthimiadou, A., Bilalis, D., Karkanis, A., Froud-Williams, B. and Eleftherochorinos, I. (2009) Effects of cultural system (organic and conventional) on growth, photosynthesis and yield components of sweet corn (zea mays L.) under semi-arid environment. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 37 (2). pp. 104-111. ISSN 1842-4309
• Morris, N. L., Miller, P. C. H., Orson, J. H. and Froud-Williams, R. J. (2009) The effect of wheat straw residue on the emergence and early growth of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) and oilseed rape (Brassica napus). European Journal of Agronomy, 30 (3). pp. 151-162. ISSN 1161-0301 doi: 10.1016/j.eja.2008.09.002

2008

• Prematilake, K. G., Froud-Williams, R. J. and Ekanayake, P. B. (2008) Appraisal of the weed seedbank in low-grown tea (Camellia sinensis [(L)O. Kuntze]) soil under different weed management techniques. Sri Lanka Journal of Tea Science, 73. pp. 11-28. ISSN 1010-4208

2007

• Marshall, H.M.L., Froud-Williams, R.J. and Orson, J.H. (2007) Management of grass weeds in overwintering stubbles. Aspects of Applied Biology, 81. pp. 141-148. ISSN 0265-1491
• Morris, N. L., Miller, P. C. H., Orson, J. H. and Froud-Williams, R. J. (2007) Soil disturbed using a strip tillage implement on a range of soil types and the effects on sugar beet establishment. Soil Use and Management, 23 (4). pp. 428-436. ISSN 0266-0032 doi: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2007.00128.x
• Vasileiadis, V. P., Froud-Williams, R. J. and Eleftherohorinos, I. G. (2007) Vertical distribution, size and composition of the weed seedbank under various tillage and herbicide treatments in a sequence of industrial crops. Weed Research, 47 (3). pp. 222-230. ISSN 0043-1737 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2007.00564.x
• Sim, L. C., Froud-Williams, R. J. and Gooding, M. J. (2007) The influence of winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus ssp oleifera var. biennis) canopy size on grass weed growth and grass weed seed return. Journal of Agricultural Science, 145. pp. 313-327. ISSN 0021-8596 doi: 10.1017/s0021859606006721
• Sim, L. C., Froud-Williams, R. J. and Gooding, M. J. (2007) The influence of winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus ssp oleifera var. biennis) cultivar and grass genotype on the competitive balance between crop and grass weeds. Journal of Agricultural Science, 145. pp. 329-342. ISSN 0021-8596 doi: 10.1017/s0021859607006764
• Sim, L.C. , Froud-Williams, R.J. and Gooding, M.J. (2007) The influence of winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus ssp. oleifera var. biennis) cultivar and grass genotype on the competitive balance between crop and grass weeds. Journal of Agricultural Science, 145. pp. 313-327. doi: 10.1017/S0021859606006721

2005

• Aflakpui, G.K.S., Gregory, P.J. and Froud-Williams, R.J. (2005) Carbon (13C) and nitrogen (15 N) translocation in a maize-striga hermonthica association. Experimental Agriculture, 41 (3). pp. 321-333. ISSN 0014-4797 doi: 10.1017/S0014479705002711
• Aflakpui, G. K. S., Gregory, P. and Froud-Williams, R. J. (2005) Carbon (C-13) and nitrogen (N-15) translocation in a maize-Striga hermonthica association. Experimental Agriculture, 41 (3). pp. 321-333. ISSN 0014-4797 doi: 10.1017/s0014479705002711
• Vasileiadis, V., Froud-Williams, R.J. and Eleftherohorinos, I.G. (2005) Effects of crop species, tillage regime and herbicide treatment on dynamics of Mediterranean arable weed seedbanks. In: 13th EWRS Symposium, Bari.
• Marshall, H.L.M., Froud-Williams, R.J. and Orson, J. H. (2005) Management of grass-weeds in overwintering stubbles. In: 13th EWRS Symposium, Bari.
• Holmes, R.J. and Froud-Williams, R.J. (2005) Post dispersal weed seed predation by avian and non-avian predators. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 105 (1-2). pp. 23-37. ISSN 0167-8809 doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.06.005
• Mauchline, A. L., Watson, S.J., Brown, V.K. and Froud-Williams, R. J. (2005) Post-dispersal seed predation of non-target weeds in arable crops. Weed Research, 45 (2). pp. 157-164. ISSN 0043-1737 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2004.00443.x
• Froud-Williams, R.J. (2005) Weed control or vegetation management? The contribution of weed biology & weed ecology. In: 10th Congress of the Spanish Weed Science Society. Malherbologia Iberica y Magrebi: Soluciones Comunes & Problemas Comunes, xxiii-xxxvi.
• Bhan, A. and Froud-Williams, R.J. (2005) Wheat-Phalaris spp. Competition/interference studies using additive design series experiments. In: British Crop Protection Council International Congress, Crop Science & Technology.

2004

• Froud-Williams, R.J. (2004) Ecological significance of weeds. In: Weeds on the Go.
• Gitsopoulos, T.K. and Froud-Williams, R.J. (2004) Studies on the effects of oxadiargyl on direct-seeded rice and Echinochloa crus-galli under drained and flooded conditions. Weed Research, 44 (4). pp. 329-339. ISSN 0043-1737 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2004.00407.x
• Prematilake, K.G. , Froud-Williams, R.J. and Ekanayake, P.B. (2004) Studies on weed infestation and tea growth under various weed management methods in a young Tea (Camellia sinensis [L.] kuntze) plantation. Weed Biology and Management, 4 (4). pp. 239-248. ISSN 1444-6162 doi: 10.1111/j.1445-6664.2004.00144.x
• Korres, N.E. and Froud-Williams, R.J. (2004) The interrelationships of winter wheat cultivars, crop density and competition of naturally occurring weed flora. Biological Agriculture and Horticulture, 22 (1). pp. 1-20. ISSN 0144-8765

2003

• Korres, N.E., Froud-Williams, R.J. and Moss, S.R. (2003) Chlorophyll fluorescence technique as a rapid diagnostic test of the effects of the photosynthetic inhibitor chlorotoluron on two winter wheat cultivars. Annals of Applied Biology, 143 (1). pp. 53-56. ISSN 0003-4746 doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00268.x
• Watson, S.J., Mauchline, A.L., Brown, V.K. and Froud-Williams, R.J. (2003) Post-dispersal losses of Stellaria media and Polygonum aviculare seeds in spring barley (Hordeum vulgare). Aspects of Applied Biology, 69. pp. 203-208.
• Froud-Williams, R.J. (2003) Weed control in amenity landscapes. In: Hitchmough, J. and Fieldhouse, K. (eds.) Plant User Specification Guide: a guide to effective specifying. Blackwells, pp. 74-88. ISBN 9780632058433
• Uludag, A., Bohren, C., Bulcke, R., Demirci, M., Dobrzanski, A., Froud-Williams, R.J., Hoek, H., Rocha, F., Stagnari, F., Tei, F., Verschwele, A. and Zaragoza, C. (2003) Weeds and weed management in peas - a review. In: 7th EWRS (European Weed Research Society) Mediterranean Symposium, Adana, Turkey.

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Pre 2003

Aflakpui, G.K.S., Gregory, P. and Froud-Williams, R.J. Growth and biomass partitioning of maize during vegetative growth in response to Striga hermonthica infection and nitrogen supply. Exptl. Agric., 2002, 265-276.

de Lucas Bueno, C. and Froud-Williams, R.J. Yield and competitive ability of winter wheat cultivars. Proc. 12th EWRS Symp. Wageningen, 2002, 300-301.

de Lucas Bueno, C. & Froud-Williams, R.J. Effect of crop density on the competitive ability of wheat cultivars. Proc. 12th EWRS Symp. Wageningen, 2002, 302-303.

Froud-Williams, R.J. Weed Competition. In Weed Management Handbook: 9th Edn., Ed. R.E.L. Naylor, Blackwells, 2002, 16-38.

Korres, N.E. and Froud-Williams, R.J. Effects of winter wheat cultivars and seed rate on the biological characteristics of a naturally occurring weed flora. Weed Research, 42, 2002, 417-428.

Korres, N.E. and Froud-Williams, R.J. Effects of winter wheat cvs. crop density and weed competition on nitrogen uptake by weeds and crop. Proceedings, 12th EWRS (European Weed Research Society) Symposium 2002,. Wageningen. 2002, 36-37

Tei, F., Baumann, D.T., Bleeker, P.O., Dobrzanski, A., Economou, G., Fogelberg, F., Froud-Williams, R.J., Hoek, H., Melander, B., Rocha, F., Ruuttunen, P., Rzozi, S.B., Sanseovic, T., Simoncic, A., Torna, M., Uygar, F.N., van der Weide, R.Y., Verschwele, A., Villeneuve, F. and Zaragoza, C. Weeds and weed management in carrots : a review. Proc. 12th EWRS Symp. Wageningen, 2002, 14-15.

Tuor, F.A. & Froud-Williams R.J. Influence of nitrogen on competition between purple nutsedge, maize and soybean. Int. J. Pest. Mgt. 48, 2002, 65-71.

Tuor, F.A. and Froud-Williams R.J. Interaction between purple nutsedge, maize and soybean. Int. J. Pest. Mgt. 48, 2002, 73-79

Froud-Williams R.J. Ecological implications of agronomy for Weed management in integrated farming systems. Aspects of Applied Biology, 62: Farming systems for the new millenium, 2000, 143-150.

Froud-Williams, R.J. Wheat yield is affected by weeds. In Wheat: a physiological-ecological approach to understand yield and its determining processes at the crop level of organization. Eds. E.H. Satorre, G.A. Slafer, 1999, 161-182.

Froud-Williams, R.J. A biological framework for developing a weed management support system for weed control in winter wheat. Proc. Brighton Crop Prot. Conf., - Weeds, 1999, 747-752.