UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia)

Occasionally plants show up in our office for identification and no one in the office knows what it is. So it's sent off to others who might know. This was the case of a perennial amaranth, also called goosefoot for some reason. This is Chenopodium californicum, also known as Blitum californicum.

One of the many advantages of being part of DRAAWP is the multiple occasions to meet and work with people from a variety of backgrounds. There have been many opportunities to interact with a variety of disciplines, from satellite imaging and economics to water chemistry and weed control.

In the job listing for my position, weed identification and management were never explicitly mentioned. Natural resource efforts in the listing only mentioned water, forage, soils and the wide array of issues relating to rangeland ecosystem services.

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT POSITION: Assistant Professor of Weed Science LOCATION: Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University CLOSING DATE: April 15, 2018 or until position is filled APPOINTMENT: 9-month tenure track RESPONSIBILITIES: The Department of Plant, Soil and Mic...

The USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded Delta Region Areawide Aquatic Weed Project (DRAAWP) is reporting progress in reducing aquatic weed coverage in the Delta through the development and use of new control technologies and models, while reducing control costs for stakeholders.