Information source: Marie Jasieniuk and WSSA.

Research Plant Physiologist / Research Agronomist at the Department of Agriculture Open Position

The United States Department of Agriculture is recruiting for an open position at Agricultural Research Service (ARS) with the focus of the position on weed/plant genetics. The position is fairly broad in scope with opportunities to work in crop and non-crop systems using empirical and theoretical approaches. The challenges of managing weedy plants are universal across the US and this position would allow for an individual to build on current...

May 2022  -  Weed Science Webinar Series Shifting Focus to Mechanisms

Beginning next week, the Weed Science Webinar Series, which is being hosted by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), will shift in focus from tactics of weed management to the mechanisms.

The three webinars will address basic research topics associated with how weeds and invasive plants are able to do what they do and why, which is key for developing sustainable management strategies. If we don't know the why and the how, then the way that we manage is often...

Controlling Italian Ryegrass in California Small Grains Field Day

Thursday, April 21, 2022, 8:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m.

POSTPONED to Friday, April 22, 2022, 8:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m.

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The Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis, seeks an Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension in Invasive Weed and Restoration Ecology. Faculty in the Department are engaged in developing and disseminating comprehensive basic and applied knowledge regarding all aspects of plant sciences related to managed and natural ecosystems. This position fills a key gap in research and Extension leadership in weed management and ecological restoration in rangelands, wildlands and natural areas.

Rangelands, wildlands and natural areas span about 75% of California's land area and provide critical economic benefits and ecological services. The spread of weedy and invasive plants...