UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia)

Don't miss the following event: The Aquatic Weed School 2012 is an intensive 2-day course focusing on issues associated with developing weed management strategies in a variety of aquatic ecosystems.

How much work does it take to get rid of a weed? Will I need to treat this population again next year? These are simple questions when managing weeds and the answer falls into a general pattern.

UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor David Doll is organizing a "Central San Joaquin Valley Summer Almond Field Day" on June 1, 2012. More info HERE or in the agenda at the bottom of this post.

A quick repost this morning of a recent Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) press release about online databases and smartphone apps for tracking invasive weeds.

Introduction Weed seed are the means by which annual weeds reproduce and disperse. The seed buried in the soil is referred to as the seedbank. Most seed in the soil seedbank were produced in the same field or greenhouse.