UC Weed Science

Branched broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa) is of growing concern to California tomato and specialty crop and seed producers.

Two years ago, I shared my first blog about the Zasso electrical weed control (EWC) unita tractor-mounted device powered by the tractor's PTO.

Large scale demonstration of chemigated rimsulfuron treatments for branched broomrape control in California processing tomato Matthew Fatino, Brad Hanson Plant Sciences Department, University of California, Davis Branched broomrape is an obligate holoparasite that can attach to a wide variety of agr...

Last week, I shared a press release about theEPA's educational materials toolbox related to pesticides and the Endangered Species Act. Today, I wanted tofollowup with another "explainer" document from the Weed Science Society of America about the current version of the Herbicide Strategy.

from a Weed Science Society of America press release (Oct. 11, 2014) The U.S.