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

From the Invasive Plants in Southern California blog May 3, 2014 The Apiaceae family is a large (300+ genera worldwide) and interesting group of native plants (water hemlock, wild carrot, sanicle), weeds (fennel, poison hemlock, queen ann's lace) and important crops (carrot, celery, dill, fennel an...

A recent blog post titledPlant growth and development and herbicide efficacy discussed herbicides like glyphosate and imazapyr that move through plants in the sugar conducting tissues (aka phloem or symplastic system).

Weed management research will take center stage at UC Davis on July 10th, when scientists, students, regulators and weed managers gather for the 58th annual Weed Day.

Research Associate: Rice Breeding Rice Experiment Station California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation Biggs, California 95917 www.crrf.

In the 1920's and 30's field bindweed (Convovulus arvensis) was a major weed in the western US; so much so that coordinated research was undertaken by the most prestigious Agricultural Universities from California to Oklahoma to figure out what to do.