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

During the 2020 season, I conducted a trial comparing the mechanical finger weeder to the automated Robovator with funding from the California Tomato Research Institute. My trial was located in Colusa County and CE Advisor Scott Stoddard conducted a similar trial in Merced County.

** From the Western IPM Center October 2020 newsletter ** An potential option for xeriscaped yards Start with a heaping helping of weeds in an orchard owned by an electrical engineer, then add in a weed scientist and a dash of Western IPM Center funding.

Over the last few years, UC Davis Weed Science has been testing cover crops for weed suppression in nut orchards. The most recent project we've been working on has trialed several cover crop programs using cereal rye in walnut orchards.

SUPPRESS herbicide EC, a product manufactured by Westbridge Agricultural Products, was registered in California in 2015. Its active ingredients are Caprylic Acid and Capric Acid. It is registered for use in organic production, and it is labeled for use in agricultural food and non-food crops.

From New York Times, 3 October 2020 - A sad story about a poisonous invasive weed.