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County Director, Sutter and Yuba Counties and CE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor
Sutter-Yuba Counties142A Garden Hwy
Yuba City, CA 95991
530-822-7515
wbrimdeforest@ucanr.edu
Also in:
Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
Placer-Nevada Counties
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Education
Ph.D. Horticulture and Agronomy, University of California, Davis. 2016
M.S. International Agricultural Development, University of California, Davis. 2014
B.A. Biology, Brown University. 2004
Specialty
Rice, WeedsAreas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)
- Plant Genome, Genetics, and Genetic Mechanisms
- Weeds Affecting Plants
- Integrated Pest Management Systems
- Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships
Bibliography
Peer Reviewed
De Leon, Teresa; Karn, Elizabeth, et al. (2019). Genetic variation and possible origins of weedy rice found in California. Ecology and Evolution. 9:10, 5835-5848.
- Brim-DeForest, WB; Al-Khatib, K, et al. (2017). Predicting Yield Losses in Rice Mixed-Weed Species Infestations in California. Weed Science. 65:1, 61-72.
Brim-DeForest, WB; Al-Khatib, K, et al. (2017). Weed Community Dynamics and System Productivity in Alternative Irrigation Systems in California Rice. Weed Science. 65:1, 177-188.