A Wicked View

Michael Barrett; David E. Ervin; George B. Frisvold; Raymond A. Jussaume; David R. Shaw; Sarah M. Ward

doi:10.1017/wsc.2017.20

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Michael Barrett,^* David E. Ervin,^* George B. Frisvold,^* Raymond A. Jussaume,^* David R. Shaw,^* Sarah M. Ward^**,*

^*First author: Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546; second author: Professor Emeritus, Economics and Environmental Management and Senior Research Faculty, Institute for Sustainable Solutions, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201; third author: Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721; fourth author: Professor, Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824; fifth author: Professor and Vice-President for Research and Development, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762; sixth author: Associate Professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523.
^**Corresponding author's E-mail: sarah.ward@colostate.edu

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.

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Michael Barrett, David E. Ervin, George B. Frisvold, Raymond A. Jussaume, David R. Shaw, and Sarah M. Ward "A Wicked View," Weed Science 65(4), 441-443, (1 July 2017). https://doi.org/10.1017/wsc.2017.20

Received: 3 April 2017; Accepted: 1 April 2017; Published: 1 July 2017

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