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

Methyl bromide fumigation kept the nutsedge in check for strawberry growers, and when methyl iodide came along it was an equally effective replacement, but both of these fumigants are now gone.

This article was originally prepared for the CWSS Research Update and News (September 2014 edition). You can see it and several other articles at the CWSS website.

Sharing the results of two recent field trials conducted to evaluate several POST herbicides with and without the addition of pyraflufen (Venue). Please note that glufosinate is not a registered treatment for prunes - this site was not harvested.

Dr. Rich Zollinger, a weed scientist from North Dakota State University, made a great presentation at the last CWSS meeting on spray adjuvants. He's a very knowledgeable (and fun) speaker and the team at NDSU has done some really great work on spray adjuvants and technology for decades.

Joe DiTomaso & Josh Davy (UCCE) and Kirk Davies & Brenda Smith (Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center) are also authors on this masterpiece. It's available through the Weed-RIC website, or go directly to it at http://wric.ucdavis.edu/publications/MedusaheadManagementGuide_pub_2014.