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

Introduction Weed seed are the means by which annual weeds reproduce and disperse. The seed buried in the soil is referred to as the seedbank. Most seed in the soil seedbank were produced in the same field or greenhouse.

The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) announced its recent endorsement of a set of best management practices and recommendations to reduce the incidence and threat of herbicide resistant weeds to agricultural productivity.

This is a repost (with permission) of an article by Mark Bolda (UCCE Santa Cruz Co) from April 27, 2012. The original post and the Strawberry and Caneberry blog can be found at: http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.

Follow-up to Lynn Sosnoskie's 3/6/2012 UC Weed Science blog entry (http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6967) Here's the NPR story "Farmers Face Tough Choice On Ways To Fight New Strains Of Weeds" (http://www.npr.

Abstract: Farmers view weed management and the risk of lower yields as barriers to transition from conventional to organic agriculture. The 3 years of transition before organic certification can be used to implement strategies to suppress weeds and improve soil fertility.