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

The Sacramento Bee features a nice front-page spread on stinkwort today, with interviews with Joe DiTomaso and John Roncoroni. Sticky, hairy, and smelly (the weed, that is). What's not to love? Also a photo from one of Rachel Brownsey's plots. http://www.sacbee.

A link to the July 29 press release from the Weed Science Society of America on several invasive weeds in the primrose (Ludwigia) family. The article features information from Dr. Brenda Grewell, USDA-ARS Ecologist who is located at UC Davis (just down the hall from yours truly).

Today is the fourth in a series of posts outlining current University of California weed science research published in the California Weed Science Society (CWSS) Research Update and News (June 2013, Volume 9, #2).

Kassim Al-Khatib, Director of the UC-Statewide Integrated Pest Management (UC-IPM) Program, sent a couple links about the identification of Palmer amaranth and comparison to other amaranth (pigweed) species.

Rather than applying herbicides, try a cover crop to prevent weeds in anchor rows. Cover crops in anchor rows can suppress weed growth and additionally help to minimize soil erosion and nutrient and sediment loss when it rains.