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

Link today to the newest edition of an important reference book for herbicides - the Weed Science Society of America's "Herbicide Handbook". Dr. Dale Shaner took on the updating and revision of the 10th Edition (at over 500 pages of very dense information, this was no small task!).

More from Todd Fitchette| Western Farm Press | July 17, 2014 on Weed Day 2014 The UC Davis Weed Day is popular among a cross-section of agricultural interests.

Here's an article by Todd Fitchette| Western Farm Press | July 17, 2014 Weed resistance issues are nothing new for university researchers and the farmers they advise.

Link to a new publication from the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). This CAST Commentary dated July 2014 is entitled "Benefits of Controlling Nuisance Aquatic Plants and Algae in the United States" and is authored by Getsinger, Dibble, Rodgers, and Spencer.

Today, I thought I'd share a set of photos from a herbicide symptomology demonstration that I conducted in fall 2013 for our UC Weed Science School (next scheduled for fall 2015) and more recently in spring 2014 for a training session with other UC Cooperative Extension personnel.