CA Melon Weed Research Needs

Purpose

This is a survey for growers of melons in CA. We are looking for your input to help us, UC Weed Science, design our weed control research projects!

Personal information is not requested; we will not collect any information (such as farm size, specific farm location, farm income, name or job title, age or gender, race or ethnic background) that could be used to identify you.

All questions are optional. Please respond to those questions that you are 1) comfortable with and 2) knowledgeable about.

Do you grow melons in the state of California?

Yes No

Do you make weed management decisions for your farming operation?

Yes No

Where in California is your farming operation located?

Please check any that apply.

San Joaquin Valley (Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare) Sacramento Valley (Butte, Colusa, Sacramento, Shasta, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo, Yuba) Central Coast (Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara) Southern California (Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura) Other Region

What types of melons do you grow?

Cantaloupe Honeydew Other mixed melon Watermelon

Please list any crops that may be in a rotation with your melons

Based on your experience, does crop rotation affect the types and numbers of weeds in your melon crop?

Yes No

If yes, please describe.

What types of irrigation strategies do you employ?

Please check any that apply.

Overhead sprinkler Buried drip Furrow Other

If other, please describe.

Based on your experience, does irrigation affect the types and numbers of weeds in your melon crop?

Yes No

If yes, please describe.

What types of practices do you use for weed management in melons?

Please check any that apply.

Pre-plant tillage or cultivation Pre-plant herbicide burndown Pre-emergence herbicide applications In-crop herbicide applications In-crop cultivation Hand-weeding Post-harvest cultivation or herbicide applications Solarization/fumigation Other

If other, please describe.

Please list any herbicides that you regularly use in melons.

What are your most significant weed concerns?

Please check any that apply.

Purslane Pigweeds Lambsquarters Nutsedge Field bindweed/morning-glories Volunteer crops Other

If other, please describe.

What do you look for in a weed management program? Please rank from most (1) to least (5) important.

	1	2	3	4	5
Ease of management
Efficacy
Economics
Environmental protection
Other

If other, please describe.

Please feel free to describe your weed control needs in further detail. This will help the University of California to develop a more tailored research program. Thank you for your time!