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Upcoming Extension Meetings - May 2019 - UC Small Grains - Alfalfa/Forages Field Day
Lynn M. Sosnoskie
  • Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
Published on: May 6, 2019
Small Grains in California
Small Grains in California

University of California Small Grains - Alfalfa/Forages Field Day

 

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences Field Headquarters

2400 Hutchison Dr., Davis, CA 95616, Davis, CA

8:00-4:30 Includes Lunch

CEUs: TBD

 

The annual UC Small Grains/Alfalfa-Forages Field Day will be held on May 15th at the University of California, Davis 

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Tags: disease management (2), extension (10), extension meetings (8), insect control (3), insect management (3), Insects (3), IPM (2), Plant Breeding (1), Plant Genetic Resources (1), Plant Management Systems (1), Plant Production (1), Plant Protection (1), weed ID (9), weed identification (17), weed management (24)
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources, Pest Management
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Palmer amaranth, hand-weeding, regrowth, and seed production
Lynn M. Sosnoskie
  • Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
Published on: June 28, 2018
Palmer amaranth flower head
Palmer amaranth flower head

A drive around the San Joaquin Valley has revealed some fields with Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) rising above the crop canopy.

A male Palmer amaranth in a corn field in Merced County

 

 

Palmer amaranth is a tall (growing up to 10 feet in height), dioecious (male and female flowers develop on separate plants), summer annual that grows rapidly and produces significant amounts of seed (upwards of  400,000-1,000,000 per female plant). The species is extremely competitive with many crops, including corn and cotton. In the...

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Tags: Cotton (3), Cotton - General (1), hand weeding (1), IPM (2), Palmer amaranth (2), Seedbank (1), Upland (1), weed control (20), weed management (24), Weeds (17), Weeds Affecting Plants (5)
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Pest Management
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