Akashdeep Singh

Excited to share that I’ve successfully defended my Master’s thesis! I am grateful to my advisor, Dr. @Maity_Weed, co-advisor Dr. @D_Russell2 and other committee memebers for their guidance, support and encouragement throughout this journey! #WarEagle 🦅 @AuburnAg

An invasive mullein patch spotted in #Yosemite is a reminder of how quickly #invasiveplants can colonize disturbed sites. Even “benign” species can outcompete natives & alter ecosystem function. thecooldown.com/outdoors/invas… #WSWS #weedscience #EDRR

@LKasrija Thank you @LKasrija 😇

@AkashGrewal98 Congratulations👏

Another study from my master’s has been published in Scientific Reports! We explored a quick lab method to predict Palmer amaranth seed longevity: a step toward better weed management. doi.org/10.1038/s41598… Thank you Dr. Maity for your constant support and guidance!

Excited to share the second chapter of my MS thesis, which focuses on non-chemical methods of weed control in peanut. It is now published in the Agronomy journal. Grateful to my advisory committee and reviewers. acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ag…

Join WSSA GSO for “More than an Author: Getting Involved in Peer-Reviewed Publishing.” Webinar by Dr. Sarah Ward. Register by Monday, October 27! forms.gle/qWA6Z1eKob4tLx…

Most R users know it as a statistics and visualization tool. But did you know you can also process and analyze images directly in R? The imager package turns R into a lightweight image processing toolkit. You can load photos, apply filters, detect edges, segment regions, and even prototype computer vision workflows without leaving R. Some things you can do with imager: 🔹 Read and write image files 🔹 Apply blurring, sharpening, and transformations 🔹 Run edge detection and feature extraction 🔹 Work with color channels and pixel-level data 🔹 Visualize results interactively inside R The figure below shows several examples from the package website: detecting objects in a star field, applying abstract transformations, filtering a sailboat image, and highlighting motion differences between video frames. You can find the package website here: dahtah.github.io/imager/ If you’d like more tips and resources on R, Python, statistics, and data science, you might enjoy my newsletter. Check out this link for more details: eepurl.com/gH6myT #Python #Python3 #database #RStats #RStudio #DataAnalytics

We are looking for qualified and interested students for a few PhD positions in our Precision Ag program to work on planting and spraying technologies, including spray/seeding drones. Please see the GRA position details below. @AU_PrecisionAg @bsen_au

Do you want to enhance your proposal writing skills? Join us on October 10, 2025 (12:00–1:00 PM CST) for an engaging webinar. Our speakers will share practical tips and techniques to help you craft stronger proposals and better understand funding priorities. @SouthWeedSciSoc

Folks often assume #waterhemp escapes are late-emerging. In reality, many were already established but not controlled at POST. The plants pictured were >4” tall at POST and survived Enlist + Liberty.

@PreetamanBajwa Thank you Preetaman 😇

@AkashGrewal98 @penn_state @caiobrunharo Congratulations Akash 🤝

It’s already been a month, and I’m happy to share that I’ve officially started my PhD at @penn_state under the guidance of Dr. @caiobrunharo. My research will focus on site-specific weed management and herbicide resistance. Looking forward to this journey! #We_Are_PennState!

@Ballu1608 @penn_state @caiobrunharo Thank you Baljinder bai 😇

@AkashGrewal98 @penn_state @caiobrunharo Congratulations bai @AkashGrewal98

@LKasrija Thank you Lovish 😇

@AkashGrewal98 @penn_state @caiobrunharo Congratulations Akash!

A combine fire is something nobody ever wants to experience. This article has more information on prevention and management of harvest fires: crops.extension.iastate.edu/encyclopedia/h…. #ISUCrops

From Mississippi Roots to Alabama Fields—check out Dr. Russell’s story in the latest issue of The Season. Read now:pulse.ly/zvkhebnwuw

Here’s one reason #waterhemp keeps winning: 📸 Drown-out spot in 2024 (left): a few weeds went to seed. 📸 Same spot in 2025 (right): now a heavy waterhemp patch. In another year, waterhemp will likely take over the entire field and continue to spread to others via harvest, tillage, and planting equipment. This was preventable. Small effort on these spots in 2024, big ROI in 2025 and beyond: No seed, no weed. The same applies to infestations along field margins.

Watch out for those pigweeds! Even now, their flower spikes can help you tell the difference between the bad ones and the really bad ones!!! @UMdExtension @MdAgDept #WeedID #PalmerAmaranth #Waterhemp #CropManagement #AgTips #MarylandAg #LateSeasonScouting