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

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Aquatic Weed School

EVENT :: Aquatic Weed School 2022

August 11, 2022
By Gale Perez
UC Davis will host the Aquatic Weed School 2022 on October 31-November 1, 2022 at the Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center on the UC Davis campus.
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The gold-winning video "Diagnosing Herbicide Injury" includes several interactive features to make it more engaging and entertaining, and to help viewers remember the information.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Video based on Al-Khatib, Hanson course wins Gold Award

August 7, 2022
By Gale Perez
A cartoon character that looks suspiciously like a Department of Plant Sciences professor leads an animated, online tutorial that recently won a 2022 Gold Award from the Association for Communication Excellence.
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Figure 1. Ligule and auricle on a rice plant. Watergrass species do not have ligules and auricles.

Weedy Rice Scouting and Reporting 2022

August 4, 2022
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
It is getting close to the time we need to scout for weedy rice. Our team will be scouting known infested fields that are planted to rice this year. Troy Clark, our Rice Junior Specialist, will be starting in the next few weeks, and will be reaching out to growers and PCA's.
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Clusters of dark spots on a satellite image of a green pasture indicate an infestation of an undesired plant. The clusters are most dense on the west side of the pasture.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

A different perspective on weeds

August 1, 2022
Several months ago, I got a question about weeds in an irrigated pasture. The mystery plants were slowly but surely taking over a significant proportion of the pasture, and the owner asked me to visit the property to identify the plants and options to control them.
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