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

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CUTLINE: First-generation, vision-based, intelligent cultivators are now available to help control weeds in specialty crops. (Photo courtesy of Steve Fennimore, University of California, Davis.)

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Growers Win the Weed Wars?

March 21, 2021
By Gale Perez
From the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) HEADLINES March 17, 2021 * * * * * * * * * * * WESTMINSTER, Colorado March 17, 2021 Weed control in vegetables, flowers and herbs can be incredibly labor intensive, experts with the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) say.
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Three-spike goosegrass is among the most challenging weeds in orchards. (Photo courtesy of Brad Hanson/UC Davis)

Adviser helps growers tackle orchard weed management

March 18, 2021
By Gale Perez
From the Western Farm Press March 17, 2021 By Lee Allen ********** Brad Hanson gets down and dirty in his line of work as a weed specialist with the University of California, Davis Plant Sciences Department, typically conducting field trials in a 400-mile swath of the Central Valley.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Harvest Weed Seed Control in California: Potential and Limitations

March 16, 2021
Concerns about a growing resistance to herbicides In Mediterranean or arid climates, particularly in areas with marginal soils, crop rotations are often limited to a narrow range of hay, pasture, a handful of winter legumes, or rainy-season grasses.
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