Posts Tagged: weed

Chemigation best practices for branched broomrape control in CA processing tomato

Branched broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa) is of growing concern to California tomato and specialty crop and seed producers. It is an obligate root holoparasite that gains all of its nutrients from the host crop and its unique biology means it spends the majority of its lifecycle below the soil...

Electrical Weed Control (EWC) in Organic Almonds and Blueberries – Research Update

Two years ago, I shared my first blog about the Zasso electrical weed control (EWC) unit—a tractor-mounted device powered by the tractor's PTO. (My first blog about the basic of EWC and unit specifications In spring 2023, we established two organic blocks, one with almonds and one with...

Large scale demonstration of chemigated rimsulfuron treatments for branched broomrape control in California processing tomato

Large scale demonstration of chemigated rimsulfuron treatments for branched broomrape control in California processing tomato Matthew Fatino, Brad Hanson Plant Sciences Department, University of California, Davis Branched broomrape is an obligate holoparasite that can attach to a wide variety of...

Using Native Plants for Weed Control

One of the first steps in ecological restoration is often controlling invasive weeds, which can be a major barrier to native plant establishment. But what happens after restoration is complete? At most sites, weed pressure is an ongoing challenge that land managers must grapple with to maintain the...

New herbicide resistance resources

Herbicides are an important tool for the management of weeds in crops but an overreliance on herbicides for weed management has accelerated the development of herbicide-resistant weed biotypes. Staying ahead of the biology of herbicide resistance requires a sound understanding of the process and...

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