- Author: Gale Perez
Weed management research will take center stage at UC Davis on July 10th, when scientists, students, regulators and weed managers gather for the 58th annual Weed Day.
“Weed problems can vary from simply being a headache and annual management concern to being ecosystem-shifting challenges in crop and non-crop areas in California” said Cooperative Extension Specialist Brad Hanson, who is chairing this year's popular event. “Weed Day is an opportunity to see ongoing weed management research on the UC Davis campus and to discuss some of the weed research projects being done in other parts of the state.”
The morning field tour will include herbicide research in annual fruit and vegetable...
- Author: Gale Perez
Research Associate: Rice Breeding
Rice Experiment Station
California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation
Biggs, California 95917
www.crrf.org
Project Background and Position Description
We offer a position to work with the RES Rice Breeding Program in screening and evaluating tolerance of rice germplasm and available mutant populations to herbicides for weed control in rice. The successful candidate will be responsible for; developing herbicide testing protocols, screening rice for tolerance to different herbicides in the lab, greenhouse and rice field, and developing additional mutant...
- Author: Gale Perez
The College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has a nine (9) month academic appointment with opportunities for summer research support, joint appointment in the College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Science at SIU Carbondale. Tenure home will be determined at time of hire by the expertise and interests of the selected individual, with an academic appointment in each...
- Author: Carl E. Bell
- Posted by: Gale Perez
From the Invasive Plants in Southern California blog
You can't have too much information on how to control pests. The second edition of the UC IPM Forest and Right-of-way Pest Control compendium is now available from the UC ANR publications catalog. For more information on the publication and how to order it, click here.
Enjoy - Carl Bell
- Author: Brad Hanson
See the attached position advertisement for a postdoctoral research position at the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs, CA.
Brad
Project Background and Position Description:
We offer a post-doctoral position to work with the RES Rice Breeding Program in screening and evaluating tolerance of rice germplasm and available mutant populations to herbicides for weed control in rice. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and testing screening protocols for different herbicides in the lab, greenhouse and rice field, as well as develop additional mutant populations using chemical or...