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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia)
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Ann Kennedy leaned forward over her desk, the better to share her exitement. "We're talking about a bacterium that could change the fabric of the lands of the West," she said. "It could change how the West looks.
I'm often asked the question: "Who is to blame for the development and spread of herbicide resistance in weeds?" Seeing as I am neither a lawyer nor a politician, I am not in the habit of pointing fingers and laying blame.
Weeds are often the most problematic to manage in and around agricultural fields. Yellow and purple nutsedge are difficult to manage and it seems brings an additional pest of concern.
My calendar says November but the weeds in my garden think its spring. That nice rain last month followed by warm, sunny days has prompted them to grow like, well, weeds and thats not good news for my winter crops.
