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

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Figure 3: Russian Knapweed Map from CalFlora
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A Surprise Weed

October 22, 2018
By Devii R Rao
This past spring a San Benito County rancher came to my office with a weed from her property. She said it had been on the property for decades; she thought she knew what it was, but wasn't 100% sure.
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Sometimes weeds are tasty, like amaranth and purslane
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Herbicide injury in avocado

October 18, 2018
From the Topics in Subtropics blog (Oct. 15, 2018) ****************** Although the main objective of herbicide use in avocado orchards (and all crops) is to manage weed populations, sometimes unintentional injury of the crop itself can occur when herbicides are incorrectly applied.
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