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

Over the past year and a half, I have been conducting research and extension with weedy (red) rice (Oryza sativa L.), which has re-emerged as a pest in California rice fields. What makes this plant so interesting is that it is the exact same species as cultivated rice (also Oryza sativa L.).

Patrick Cavanaugh from California Ag Today interviews UC Cooperative Extension Specialist Brad Hanson about weed control. https://californiaagtoday.

Looking back at 2017, the devastating wildfires of California seem to have made an impression on the news of the nation.

by David Doll, UCCE Pomology Farm Advisor (see also http://thealmonddoctor.com/) With the emergence of herbicide-resistant weed populations, several perennial nut crop spray programs incorporate the use of pre-emergent herbicides.

Seth Watkins shared the following article with me--thanks Seth. To see the actual article, visit https://agresearchmag.ars.usda.gov/2017/dec/drone/.