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

Reposted from a paper presented at the 59th annual Lodi Grape Day (February 1, 2011).

Weed management in non-crop areas presents very different problems compared to highly managed agricultural and horticultural crop situations.

During the last few years, one of my core research areas has included several projects related to preplant soil fumigation in collaboration with a number of UC, USDA-ARS, and industry researchers.

A few months ago I compiled some statistics on the acreage and value of tree and vine crops in California and put together a simple map of where the main production areas are located.

I've made a couple posts about herbicide resistant weeds but I thought today would be a good time to go back to the basics for a moment. Occasionally, there is some confusion about the definitions of a "resistant" weed versus a "tolerant" weed.