- Author: Scott Oneto
In January, the California Weed Science Society held its annual symposium in Sacramento and WOW, what a conference! This year's conference theme was Addressing Diverse and Dynamic Challenges in Weed Management. The program was chuck full of content showcasing the latest research in weed management in many of California's abundant cropping systems as well as aquatics, forestry, range, and natural areas.
This year's student competition was full of cutting edge research that will lead to better weed management. Fifteen students from all over the state representing five different colleges showcased their work in weed science.
In the poster competition, 1st Place went to Whitney Brim-DeForest from UC...
- Author: Brad Hanson
The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) announced earlier this month several new or updated educational publications about weeds and weed impacts that will be of interest to both the scientific community as well as the general public.
Click here for the press release and an overview of the publications. Or you can get to the individual publications by clicking below:
- Weed Definitions (weeds, noxious weeds, invasive weeds, and "superweeds" among...
- Author: Joseph DiTomaso
Through Sustainable Conservation and the California Horticultural Invasives Prevention (Cal-HIP) committee, the PlantRight campaign was founded in 2005. PlantRight has brought together leaders from the nursery industry, environmental groups, and academics. Its goal is to address the ongoing sale of invasive garden plants in California and to develop a strategy to remove these plants from retail sale, as well as to prevent new potentially invasive plants from being introduced. To accomplish this first objective, PlantRight teamed with the UC Master Gardener program in 2011 to survey over 225 retail nurseries throughout the state for 19 known invasive species originating from the industry. The...
- Author: Joseph DiTomaso
Croftonweed (also called thoroughwort) goes by the scientific name Ageratina adenophora or Eupatorium adenophorum. It is native to Mexico and has been introduced to a number of areas around the world. In China, it is the most important invasive plant of tropical forests in the Yunnan area, where it was introduced in the middle of the 19th century. Not only does it cause significant ecological and agricultural damage, but it is considered highly poisonous to cattle and horses, causing chronic lung toxicity. In addition to China, it is an important invasive plant in Hawaii, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and many other areas of Asia. The plant is a perennial herb or subshrub that grows from 3 to...
- Posted by: Gale Perez
A little something Brad Hanson shared with us...
Australia town consumed by 'hairy panic' weed http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35600546
This is to follow up on Guy's Russian thistle tornado article from a few months ago.
Brad