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

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WSSA statement concerning glyphosate registration

August 14, 2019
By Brad Hanson
Posting a press release and link to the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) statement on the registration of glyphosate. - Link to press release: http://wssa.net/2019/08/wssa-board-issues-statement-concerning-registration-of-glyphosate/ - Link to full statement: http://wssa.
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Participants head to the field (2016). Photo by Dana Dickey
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Rice Weed Course 2019

August 13, 2019
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
The 2019 Rice Weed Course will take place: Friday, September 6, 2019 from 8:00AM to 4:10PM (Registration begins at 7:30AM) at the Hamilton Road Field (on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 & Riceton Hwy.
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Crop injury was the most severe in the plot sprayed with 8 oz./acre (far right). Germination was severely inhibited, and leaf stunting was evident. Far left: herbicide-free plot; middle left: 4 oz./acre; middle right: 6 oz./acre. Pictures were taken on June 14, 2019 (38 days after seeding).
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Evaluating the performance of a sulfentrazone herbicide on basil

August 4, 2019
By Zheng Wang
The purpose of this research is to collect performance data to support registration of sulfentrazone herbicides on basil. Leafy green and culinary herb growers are affected by a limited number of herbicides, resulting in tremendous manual weed removal.
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