- Posted by: Gale Perez
Recruitment #23-9550-01
Date Opened | 4/17/2023 12:00:00 AM |
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Filing Deadline | 5/12/2023 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $44.94 - $44.94/hour; $93,475.20 - $93,475.20/year |
Employment Type | Permanent... |
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Job no: 526479
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Communications/Public Relations/Marketing, Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support
Department:60460000 - AG-SCHL FOR, FISH, & GEOMATICS
Application closes: May 1, 2023
Classification Title: Communications Specialist
Job...
- Posted by: Gale Perez
WESTMINSTER, Colorado – April 4, 2023
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing an updated Endangered Species Act (ESA) Workplan that addresses how the agency can protect nearly 1,700 threatened and endangered species and their critical habitats while governing the registration, distribution, sale and use of pesticides. The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) and its affiliates encourage growers and land managers to educate themselves immediately on the EPA's Workplan and the changes they likely will need to make to...
- Author: Pershang Hosseini
- Author: Bradley Hanson
- Author: Mohsen B. Mesgaran
- Posted by: Gale Perez
California is the largest producer of processing tomato in the US (Winans et al. 2020). However, the profitability of the tomato industry in California is seriously threatened due to the presence of the parasitic weed branched and Egyptian broomrape (https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=50241). These weeds can severely damage the host reducing the aerial biomass and leaf chlorophyll content (Mauromicale et al. 2008) with yield losses of up to 80% (Eizenberg and Goldwasser 2018).
Broomrape produces hundreds of thousands of tiny seeds (0.2 – 0.4 mm), which can be transported easily by humans, water, wind, and animals (Eizenberg et...
- Author: Karey Windbiel-Rojas
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Weed management in landscaped areas can be challenging. Weeds may need to be controlled for public safety, fire reduction, aesthetics, and elimination of harborage for other pests. While many non-chemical options for controlling weeds exist—such as physical removal with tools, steam, flame or steam devices, grazing animals, and others—there are some situations that may require the application of herbicides.
For decades, glyphosate has been a common active ingredient used to control weeds in both agricultural and nonagricultural settings. However, there has been significant public concern about the use of glyphosate and other herbicides due to their potential effect on water quality, public health, and non-target...