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

Ketchup Or Mustard?

June 3, 2022
By Thomas J Getts
What is your favorite condiment for a Memorial Day brat? My childhood friend, with family roots in Wisconsin, told me there is only one choice.... mustard! And mustard flowers certainly have painted the landscape the intermountain region this year.
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ELECTRIC SOLUTION: Thermal weed control via a tractor equipped with a generator, a transformer and an operator could be a solution to herbicide resistance. (Photo credit: M. Moretti)
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Electric weed control takes hold in orchards

May 31, 2022
From Page 13 of the Western Farm Press (May 2022) magazine By Lee Allen (Contributing writer) Sometimes it takes a long time for an idea to be embraced by the public. Take electric weed control, a concept first patented in 1890, yet it hadn't received much attention until a few decades ago.
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Vetch is sometimes grown with small grains, for example rye.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Is vetch a friend or foe to livestock?

May 22, 2022
By Morgan P Doran, Rachael Long
From the Alfalfa & Forage News blog (April 29, 2022) Vetch (Vicia spp.) is growing like a weed everywhere this year, carpeting our hills with great swaths of purple flowers. What is vetch? There are several species that are commonly grown as crops, cover crops or weeds (see list at the bottom).
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Quadratic pictures of basil foliage taken at 3 DAA in Field A in Modesto, CA
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Evaluating the potential of Pyridate-containing herbicide in basil: impacts on yield, leaf injury, and weed control

May 15, 2022
By Zheng Wang
From page 26 of the Progressive Crop Consultant (March/April 2022) magazine. Zheng Wang is the UC Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crops and Irrigation Advisor for Stanislaus County. Introduction Basil is one of the most important herb spices for the diets of people in the Central Valley.
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