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How to Control Mustard with Grazing

April 13, 2020
By Devii R Rao
How to Control Mustard with Grazing Summer mustard, sometimes also called short-pod mustard (Hirschfeldia incana) and black mustard (Brassica nigra) are common rangeland weeds on California's Central Coast. Summer mustard seems to be the more common species.
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Map from Calflora. Arrows and road names added by Ryan O'Dell.

Invasion of Stinkwort into San Benito County

April 13, 2020
By Devii R Rao
Stinkwort (Dittrichia graveolens) is a very sticky annual weed in the sunflower family with a powerful smell similar to tarweeds (Brownsey et al. 2013). Its first observation in California was in Santa Clara County in 1984.
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