UC Rice Weed Course

Friday, Sept. 6, 2019
8:00 AM-4:10 PM
Hamilton Road Field (on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 & Riceton Hwy.)
and Rice Experiment Station [955 Butte City Highway (Hwy 162)], Biggs, CA

This year will mark the third rice-specific weed course at the Hamilton Road Field and the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs, CA on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. The day will begin with an interactive field tour of the research plots (Hamilton Road Field) where attendees can get up close to the weeds and rice (bring your boots!) The course will include a hands-on weed...

From the Rice Farming magazine...

California Rice Experiment Station partners with Albaugh on ROXY Rice

By Vicky Boyd, Editor

The California Rice Experiment Station has found a partner in Albaugh LLC to help bring their ROXY  herbicide-tolerant rice system to market.

The agreement with the Ankeny, Iowa-based marketer of post-patent crop...

Katie Driver, a Ph.D. student in the Al-Khatib Lab at UC Davis, was awarded the 2018 D. Marlin Brandon Rice Research Fellowship. Katie's work focuses on controlling bearded sprangletop in California rice fields. She has identified populations of bearded sprangletop that are resistant to the herbicide clomazone and is investigating the mechanism and level of this resistance. She is also conducting experiments to learn more about the biology of the weed,  including germination requirements, flooding tolerance, and competitiveness. 

The memorial fellowship was established to provide financial assistance to students pursuing careers in rice production science and technology. The award was presented at the...