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

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Can weeds be beneficial?

January 3, 2021
By Clifford S Stoddard
Scott Stoddard, University of California Cooperative Extension (Merced County) Farm Advisor, takes a look at weeds in a corn field, cotton field and a ditch in the Dos Palos area. He discusses cultural management, biological management and possible benefits of weeds. https://youtu.
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After testing steam treatments in three Salinas Valley trials this year, UC Cooperative Extension specialists say they believe the technique can significantly reduce weed pressure in lettuce and spinach fields, and can cut hand-weeding time. Photo/Courtesy Steve Fennimore, UCCE/UCD

More on steaming

December 7, 2020
By Gale Perez
From the weekly newspaper for California Agriculture, Ag Alert Dec.
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