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Field scouting guide: Palmer amaranth
From Growing Produce by Karli Petrovic | November 27, 2018https://www.growingproduce.com/vegetables/field-scouting-guide-palmer-amaranth/ Field Scouting Guide: Palmer Amaranth This month's field scouting guide concentrates on Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson (Palmer amaranth). We've reached out to...
A quick guide to identifying some pigweed species found in California
According to the CalFlora website (http://www.calflora.org/), 21 species of amaranths occur (to some extent) in California. While many are non-native, a few, including prostrate pigweed (Amaranthus blitoides) and Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), are indigenous. While it may be convenient to...
Was That Weed?
Occasionally plants show up in our office for identification and no one in the office knows what it is. So it's sent off to others who might know. This was the case of a perennial amaranth, also called goosefoot for some reason. This is Chenopodium californicum, also known as Blitum...
Compensatory growth and seed production: A tale of two weeds
Talking Points: Weed control failures can and do occur. Weed control failures occur for many reasons, including improper treatment applications and plant size and development at the time of treatment. Plants that aren't completely controlled can produce viable seed and re-infest...
Deep tillage and cover crops for Palmer amaranth control
Glyphosate-resistant (GR) Palmer amaranth is, currently, the most significant weedy pest of cotton grown in the SE US. In order to reduce population size, maximize herbicide efficacy and prevent the development of further resistances, cotton growers must consider using additional mechanical (i.e....
