- Author: Marcelo Moretti
- Author: Seth Watkins
- Author: Brad Hanson
Sharing the results of two recent field trials conducted to evaluate several POST herbicides with and without the addition of pyraflufen (Venue). Please note that glufosinate is not a registered treatment for prunes - this site was not harvested. The other treatment combinations are registered in most California orchard crops.
Edit 9/24/14: An oversight was pointed out to me on this post from yesterday - I didn't put these results in the context of expected performance.
According to the Venue...
- Author: Rich Zollinger
- reposted by: Brad Hanson
Dr. Rich Zollinger, a weed scientist from North Dakota State University, made a great presentation at the last CWSS meeting on spray adjuvants. He's a very knowledgeable (and fun) speaker and the team at NDSU has done some really great work on spray adjuvants and technology for decades. For more information on the North Dakota Weed Science Program click HERE
I've reposted (with permission) Rich's article from the
/span>- Author: Guy B Kyser
Joe DiTomaso & Josh Davy (UCCE) and Kirk Davies & Brenda Smith (Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center) are also authors on this masterpiece. It's available through the Weed-RIC website, or go directly to it at
http://wric.ucdavis.edu/publications/MedusaheadManagementGuide_pub_2014.pdf
We'll see if Cal-IPC would like to post it also.
- Author: Rob Wilson
The 2014 National Allium Research Conference will be held in conjunction with the National Onion Association annual meeting at Scottsdale, Arizona during December 3 – 5, followed by the W2008 Regional Research and Extension Committee meeting on December 6.
Registration for NARC, NOA & W2008 is being handled by the NOA, and the following link...
- Author: Chris McDonald
I have had the pleasure to conduct a variety of experiments, watch numerous management talks and take many classes on the scientific method. During these adventures I've noticed that people seem to misunderstand (or not comprehend the full power of) replication.
Replication is the repetition or duplication of an experiment. On the surface this seems pretty straightforward; why would someone want to replicate or duplicate an experiment? They do it to double-check that the results are correct.
If I want to test to see if hummingbirds prefer red or yellow feeders, I can put out two colored feeders and count the number of visits. Great! Right? Not exactly.
The experiment...