- Author: Brad Hanson
- Article author: Kurt Hembree
- Article author: Tom Turini
This is the third in my series of posts outlining current University of California weed science research published in the California Weed Science Society (CWSS) Research Update and News (June 2013, Volume 9, #2).
Kurt Hembree and Tom Turini (both UCCE Farm Advisors in Fresno Co) discuss some issues related to herbicide persistence and crop safety in processing tomato that appears to be related to changing irrigation practices. Historically, tomato crops were sprinkler irrigated after...
- Author: Luis Espino
- Author: Brad Hanson
A repost of an article by Luis Espino (UCCE Farm Advisor, Colusa Co) on the UC Rice Blog.
You can see the originl post HERE
He also had a post on a similar topic earlier HERE that had some results from Albert Fischer and Jim Eckert's research on smallflower umbrella sedge.
- Author: Gale Perez
Join UC Farm Advisor Janet Caprile for an overview of weed management techniques for perennial and annual cropping systems that don't rely on synthetic herbicides or chemicals.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Livermore, California
For more information, click HERE.
- Author: Brad Hanson
I thought I share a rundown of last week's 57th Annual Weed Day hosted by the UC Davis Weed Science Program and the UC Weed Research and Information Center.
This year the program was organized and (mostly) hosted by CE Weed Specialist Joe DiTomaso. We had a great turnout (about 140 total) and an awesome day with temps in the low 90's - not bad for July 11th in the Central Valley! I will try to follow suit temperature-wise next year when my turn to organize Weed Day rolls around...
As we have done in the past few years, this year's Weed Day started off with a half day field tour of research plots near the UC Davis...
- Author: Brad Hanson
Another link to the newest issue of the California Weed Science Society (CWSS) Research Update and News. (June 2013, Vol 9, Number 2).
Today I wanted to highlight the article"Research Brief on Medusahead (Taeniantherum caput-medusae) Control" by Scott Oneto (UC Farm Advisor in the Central Sierra region) and Rick Miller (Dow AgroSciences.
This article discusses the problems with medusahead with a focus on the herbicide aminopyralid. This is particularly interesting because aminopyralid and other phenoxy-type herbicides are...