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

Webinar on herbicide-resistant annual bluegrass (USDA Office of Pest Management Policy). May 23, 2023.

May 3, 2023

By Brad Hanson

Sharing a link to an upcoming seminar on a broad screening of annual bluegrass (Poaannua) resistance to herbicides. This is related to aUSDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant called "ResistPoa".

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Job announcement :: Tree Trimmer-Climber

April 18, 2023

By Gale Perez

Recruitment #23-9550-01 Date Opened 4/17/2023 12:00:00 AM Filing Deadline 5/12/2023 5:00:00 PM Salary $44.94 - $44.94/hour; $93,475.20 - $93,475.

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Job announcement :: Invasive Species Extension Coordinator

April 12, 2023

By Gale Perez

Job no: 526479 Work type: Staff Full-Time Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL) Categories: Communications/Public Relations/Marketing, Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support Department:60460000 - AG-SCHL FOR, FISH, & GEOMATICS Application closes: May 1, 2023 Classification Title: Communications Spec...

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

WSSA Encourages Growers to Act Now to Understand the Impact of EPA’s Endangered Species Act Compliance Initiatives

April 4, 2023

By Gale Perez

WESTMINSTER, Colorado April 4, 2023 The U. S.

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Figure 1. Dose–responses curves of branched broomrape and Egyptian broomrape seed germination in response to doses of three different ammonium products under three exposure durations of 10 minutes, one hour, and 24 hours. A three-parameter logistic model (Eq.1) was fitted to germination data. Lines are fitted values, and solid circles indicate observed germination averaged across two experimental runs with three replicates each (i.e., n =6). Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. Model parameter esti

Farm machinery sanitation: a way to reduce broomrape seed spread among fields

April 3, 2023

By Brad Hanson

California is the largest producer of processing tomato in the US (Winans et al. 2020). However, the profitability of the tomato industry in California is seriously threatened due to the presence of the parasitic weed branched and Egyptian broomrape (https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.

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