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

This is the abstract and a poster from a presentation that I made at the 2016 Weed Science Society of America meeting in San Juan, PR. The results were generated from one run of each of the experiments.

From the UC Rice Blog :: 4/25/2016 Author: Luis Espino In addition to the well-known rice weeds we deal with every year, there are a couple of weeds I want to bring to your attention this year. One is an invasive and the other has been with us for a while.

There is already a wall on our southern border, apparently, made of arundo (giant cane). This NY Times feature discusses US - Mexico cooperation in tackling the giant grass. Great pictures, too. Arundo is also a big deal in California.

The University of California Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center will host a half-day workshop on June 28th, 2016 focused on practical approaches to managing medusahead and barb goatgrass on rangeland.

Solano Irrigation District (SID) delivers water to 37,000 acres of farmland through an extensive network oflined canals, pipelines, and unlined irrigation and drainage canals. The unlined canals are typically drained at the end of the water delivery season in October and remain dry until spring.