** From the Western IPM Center October 2020 newsletter ** An potential option for xeriscaped yards Start with a heaping helping of weeds in an orchard owned by an electrical engineer, then add in a weed scientist and a dash of Western IPM Center funding.
Over the last few years, UC Davis Weed Science has been testing cover crops for weed suppression in nut orchards. The most recent project we've been working on has trialed several cover crop programs using cereal rye in walnut orchards.
SUPPRESS herbicide EC, a product manufactured by Westbridge Agricultural Products, was registered in California in 2015. Its active ingredients are Caprylic Acid and Capric Acid. It is registered for use in organic production, and it is labeled for use in agricultural food and non-food crops.
There's a new weed science publication: Pest Notes: Pokeweed Author: Scott Oneto, UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) is a robust, non-woody shrub that is spreading in parts of California.
