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Branched broomrape hand weeding and heat treatment

July 21, 2025
By Brad Hanson
Branched broomrape hand weeding and heat treatmentPershang Hosseini, Magdalene Burgess, Rohith Vulchi, Ni Tang, Brad Hanson (UC Davis) IntroductionBranched broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa) is an obligate root parasitic weed that can affect a wide range of crops, most notably processing tomato in…
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CWSS Research Update (July 2025)

July 17, 2025
By Brad Hanson
The California Weed Science Society (CWSS) publishes a twice-yearly "CWSS Research Update and News" newsletter as one of the society's publications.  The July 2025 issue just went online and is available here: https://cwss.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CWSS_Research_Update-July-2025.pdf This issue…
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Meet our New Agronomy Advisor, Mandeep Singh

July 10, 2025
By Mandeep Singh
My name is Mandeep Singh, and I’m honored to serve as the Agronomy Advisor for Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo counties, based at the UCCE Capitol Corridor office in Woodland. I grew up on a farm where my family raised diversified row crops and livestock. I obtained my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in…
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