- Re-posted by: Gale Perez
Here's something from The Weed's News Network.
David Low / WeedsNews5282 / January 15, 2015
A sporting site in Melbourne is being used for a weed-tackling treatment that doesn't contain herbicides. A group of green thumbs have used steam to kill weeds, instead of applying chemicals. The Weed Network's Dr. David Low said they were trialling the method at Bayside Council sites. He said they had been researching chemical-free methods for working with weeds for five years. “We have been working with Bayside Council to introduce steam weeding as an alternative to herbicide in sensitive sites used heavily by children, for example for...
- Author: Brad Hanson
UCIPM Press Release:
New UC IPM photo repository shows plant damage from herbicides
January 9, 2015 – Davis, California
Identifying nontarget crop and ornamental plant damage from herbicides has become much easier, with the launch of a new online photo repository by the Statewide IPM Program, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Dr. Kassim Al-Khatib, weed science professor at UC Davis and director of the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM), has gathered nearly a thousand...
- Author: Chris McDonald
It is weed season! There is a principle in weed management that weeds are often better competitors for resources. Competition begins as soon as seeds break dormancy. The seeds that germinate first are often the ones that obtain the most resources.
Most plants have developed deep roots before they are a few inches tall (Figs. 1 and 2). Growing beans in a paper towel will highlight this point, the plant will be many times deeper than it is tall. What this means for plant competition is that if there is a plant that germinates quickly and one that germinates slowly, the slow plant will be at a competitive disadvantage.
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- Author: Gale Perez
Virginia Tech is inviting applications for an Assistant Professor of Vegetable/Herbicide Resistance.
This is a 12-month, tenure track position with 50% Research and 50% Extension responsibilities which will be located at the Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center (ESAREC; http://www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/eastern-shore/index.html) on the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean (Virginia's largest vegetable production region. The position will have academic affiliation with the Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. Responsibilities include the development...
- Author: Brad Hanson
The California Weed Science Society recently published the 4th edition of the Principles of Weed Control as an e-book. This textbook/handbook that has been a valuable resource for many years and I'm excited that it has been updated. Additionally, by electing to publish it as an e-book (Kindle edition is available at Amazon.com), the price has been dramatically reduced so, hopefully, more students and...