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

The following article is from the UCCE Tree & Vine News newsletter (Jan. 2017). *Chuck Ingels is a Farm Advisor with the UC Cooperative Extension Capitol Corridor, Sacramento County office. According to the 2014 USDA-NASS Organic Survey, Washington State was the largest U.S.

Yardwaste mulch applied around trees and shrubs can help conserve water, minimize infection with root rot and if applied thick enough control weeds. It is usually very cheap or free and the biggest cost is the spreading.

John Madsen shared the following information. AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT SOCIETY, Inc. Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants 7922 NW 71st Street Gainesville, FL 32653 www.apms.

In the past year, the California rice industry has begun to deal with a new pest: weedy rice, also known as red rice. Weedy rice is a common weed in rice-growing regions of the world, and when infestations are high, it can significantly reduce yields.

Controlling invasive aquatic plants such as waterhyacinth, South American spongeplant, and waterprimrose in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is no easy task.