Posts Tagged: weed control

New article :: Exploring sterile pollen technique as a novel tool for management of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)

Sterile Pollen Technique Shows Promise for Palmer Amaranth Weed Control Newly published research provides a novel and sustainable weed-management strategy   WESTMINSTER, Colorado – 22 May2024 – Recently published research in the journal Weed Science shows that a sterilization...

Electric weed control research updates

From the eOrganic and Performance and Economics of Electric Weed Control in Organic Perennial Crops Project: Electric Weeding Research Updates (Click HERE to see the presentations) Electric Weed Control in Orchards • Tong Zhen, Ph.D. student (Hanson Lab) at UC Davis Crop Safety...

Electrical weed control in organic blueberry - Oregon State cooperators

Several of us are part of a multi-state project on electrical weed control in organic blueberry and orchard crops. Tong Zhen is the lead grad student researcher on the UC Davis part of the project and we are working closely with our counterparts at Oregon State University (Marcelo Moretti and team)...

Escalona shines at the 2024 California Plant and Soil Conference

Congratulations to UC Davis weed science graduate student Erika Escalona (Fennimore Lab) for winning 1st place in the student poster presentation category at the 2024 California Plant and Soil Conference on Feb. 6-7, 2024 in Fresno, CA. * * * * Evaluating Bacterial Diversity in Steam Fumigation...

New Herbicide Registered in California Rice for 2024: Cliffhanger™

California rice growers will have a new herbicide available this year: Cliffhanger™, manufactured by Gowan Company. The active ingredient is benzobicyclon, which is the same as one of the two active ingredients in the currently registered herbicide, Butte®. Cliffhanger™ is a soluble...

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