- Author: Brad Hanson
The risks of GMO herbicide-resistant crops as a source for resistance traits in weeds has garnered recent attention in discussions of so-called “superweeds”. [I've commented previously on my general disagreement with the term "superweed" when talking about herbicide resistance]. Some media reports and online sources have suggested that herbicide resistance can be caused by resistance “jumping” from the crops into weeds. In fact, at least one online dictionary defines the problem in these terms:
- Author: Brad Hanson
I thought I'd make a quick post today to share links to several recent articles in the trade publication "CAPCA Advisor". This magazine is targeted towards Pest Control Advisors (CAPCA = California Association of Pest Control Advisors) and is published every two months. Most issues of CAPCA Advisor have at least one article written by UC Cooperative Extension pest control researchers.
The magazine has a nice web interface with the last 12 issues of the magazine and here are links to four reports by UC weed science researchers:
April 2014 - Richard Smith, UCCE Monterey...
- Author: Steven D Wright
- Author: Carol A Frate
- posted by: Brad Hanson
From the May 2014 Tulare County UC Cooperative Extension "Field Crop Notes" newsletter
http://cetulare.ucanr.edu/newletters_898819/Field_Crop_Notes_692/?newsitem=51665
Managing Junglerice in Corn
by Steve Wright and Carol Frate
Introduction. The summer annual grass weed junglerice (Echinocloa colona) has become a difficult problem to control in corn fields in the southern San Joaquin Valley, especially minimum till...
- 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...
- Author: Gale Perez
Todd Fitchette wrote the article "Herbicide-resistant weeds a growing problem" for the Western Farm Press (Feb. 18, 2014). Here's the link: http://westernfarmpress.com/management/herbicide-resistant-weeds-growing-problem