- Author: Brad Hanson
Early winter is is a good time of year to talk about another landscape weed problem - catchweed bedstraw (Galium aperine) also known as cleavers in much of the rest of the world (among many other names).
In California, bedstraw is summer or winter annual and we are starting to see the beginning of the winter germination flush in the Davis area. We usually see a lot of bedstraw germiantion in the early winter after the rain starts and the soils start to cool; however, there is often a secondary flush of germination in the late winter and earlys spring (Feb-March). Bedstraw will grow into the summer but really doesn't do very well in the hottest times of the year. It tends to complete its lifecycle by...
- Author: Brad Hanson
Although somewhat self serving (isn't that part of what a blog is?), I thought I'd post a link to an article about the the Weed Science group at UC Davis.
Staff writer for the Department of Plant Sciences, Diane Nelson put together a nice overview of many of the weed science faculty and specialists in the Department. While not absolutely inclusive of everyone in the department working on various aspects of invasion biology, weed ecology, and restoration ecology, I thought this was a good intro to many of the "Weeders".
The article entitled "War on Weeds: UC Davis Weed Science Program Fights to Tame Invasive Plants" can currently be read here:
- Author: Brad Hanson
FYI - Symposium announcement:
Current Issues in Vineyard Health
Date: November 30, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Contact: Student Services staff is available M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Phone: (800)752-0881 From Davis or Woodland (530)757-8777
Sponsor: UC Davis Extension
Location: Da Vinci Building
Address: 1632 Da Vinci Ct. Davis, CA
Web site:
- Author: Brad Hanson
On November 9, weed biology and management information will be presented at the Salinas Valley Weed School 2010 (contact: Richard Smith).
For more information check the calendar section at the UC Cooperative Extension—Monterey County website. http://cemonterey.ucdavis.edu/ Continuing education...
- Author: Brad Hanson
I am a Cooperative Extension Weed Specialist at UC Davis and decided to start this blog as a bit of an extension experiment. Technology changes have given us new opportunities to share knowledge and I thought I’d join in the fray – we’ll see where it leads!
Some people may not know what a CE Specialist does (I wasn’t either before becoming familiar with the UC system). In my version of the job, I conduct applied research in weed management and ecology and extend this information to farmers and other folks in production agriculture. In many other University systems, I would be a Professor with a Research and Extension appointment (I do not have a teaching appointment).
My research program currently focuses on control...
