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

The Weed Research and Information Center (WeedRIC) has developed three educational on-line videos that are directed towards homeowners and Master Gardeners. These three videos are housed on the wric.ucdavis.edu website under the Quick Links Online Education Program button.

Union Pacific invites applications for a management position overseeing their vegetation control program for the Western Region.

Yellow nutsedge found a good home in warmer areas of California and purple nutsedge is sometimes present as well.

Producing 85 percent of the nations strawberries, California growers urgently need alternatives to methyl bromide fumigation if they are to maintain yields. Methyl bromide has been phased out for all but critical uses because it depletes ozone in the upper atmosphere.

Weeds can be introduced to new areas from a variety of natural and human-influenced sources. Seed transport on vehicles or equipment can be a very important mechanism of spread.