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Photo 4. Brake On! (32 fl oz/ac) plus flumioxazin (Chateau 6 oz/ac). Five months after treatment.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Brake On! A New Herbicide in Highbush Blueberry

July 6, 2023
Brake On! is a preemergence herbicide registered in blueberry and other horticultural crops in Oregon and Washington but not in California. Fluridone, the active ingredient of Brake On! inhibits carotenoid biosynthesis in the phytoene desaturase enzyme step.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

CDFA hiring a key weed management position

June 27, 2023
Job Code #: JC-377596 Position #(s): 014-605-0765-XXX Working Title: Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) Classification: SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST (SPECIALIST) $7,336.00 - $9,126.
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Figure 1. Robovator (left) and finger weeder (right) at WSREC and Dos Palos, CA, 2022.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Weed control and cost benefit analysis of automated cultivators and herbicides to control within-row weeds in melons

June 18, 2023
By C Scott Stoddard
In melons, as with many annual crops, weeds that emerge in the plant row are the most difficult and costly to remove. There are only a few registered herbicides for CA melon production, and efficacy can be marginal depending on weed species and method of incorporation.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

64th annual UC Weed Day to be held June 21st

June 13, 2023
By Brad Hanson
We're in the final stages of preparation for Weed Day 2023 at UC Davis next week (June 21). After a three-year hiatus, we're excited to once again host the 64th edition of this long-running event.
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