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

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USDA entomologist Gordon Snodgrass (left) and Bill Scott monitor tarnished plant bug populations on their weed hosts. Universities around the world have teamed to combat crop-threatening weeds. (Photo courtesy of USDA)
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International effort to combat crop-threatening weeds

April 26, 2021
From Farm Progress (https://www.farmprogress.com/weeds/international-effort-combat-crop-threatening-weeds) ************** Anne Manning | Apr 22, 2021 Every multi-acre farmer and backyard gardener knows weeds are a constant, formidable foe of successful plant production.
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'Dry fallowing' ground may aid in weedy rice control

April 21, 2021
From Western FarmPress Written by Todd Fitchette | Apr 20, 2021 California rice growers with troublesome patches of weedy rice, or red rice, may want to take advantage of the drought and low water allocations to fallow those fields with known populations of the plant.
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The many faces of foxtails

April 19, 2021
From roadsides in the city of Fresno to the oak woodlands in nearby Sequoia National Park, annual barleys and bromes are going to seed. In addition to a variety of other grasses, I often hear landowners, weed managers, pet owners, and veterinary advice blogs call these species "foxtails".
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CUTLINE: First-generation, vision-based, intelligent cultivators are now available to help control weeds in specialty crops. (Photo courtesy of Steve Fennimore, University of California, Davis.)
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Can Artificial Intelligence Help Growers Win the Weed Wars?

March 21, 2021
From the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) HEADLINES March 17, 2021 * * * * * * * * * * * WESTMINSTER, Colorado March 17, 2021 Weed control in vegetables, flowers and herbs can be incredibly labor intensive, experts with the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) say.
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