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

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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Figure 1. Electric weed control unit manufacturer by Zasso operating at Lewis Brown Research Center in Corvallis, OR. The electricity is applied through the metal probes. The electric resistance heats up the plant, producing steam.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Managing herbicide resistance with electric weed control

March 11, 2021
By Gale Perez
From the Weeders of the West (WoW) blog March 11, 2021 Marcelo Moretti is a Professor in the Dept. of Horticulture at Oregon State University and an alumnus of UC Davis and California State University, Fresno.
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