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

The latest developments in weed control will take center stage at UC Davis once again when scores of scientists, students, regulators and more gather July 14 for the 55th annual Weed Day.

I gave an overview presentation on my research program today as part of the Plant Science Departmental Seminar series at UC Davis. I thought I'd post it here for several reasons: 1. There might be someone out there who is just dying to know what I do - here you go! 2.

I recently ran across an article from Western Farm Press (written last November) that I thought was interesting and worth reposting here. The article, which was entitled "Weed Control: Communication with Farmers Essential", provided a synopsis of a journal article on the subject.

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Today I thought I'd share a few photos of a weed that is becoming more common in orchards in some areas of the Central Valley. I've gotten a few calls and ran across a few infestations of cutleaf eveningprimrose (Oenothera laciniata).