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

Irrigation is crucial for the production of melons in California. It facilitates seed germination, it is essential for crop growth and fruit production, and, for growers that apply pre-emergence herbicides, it is necessary for product activation.

This blog was originally supposed to be an interesting article on Thanksgiving foods; specifically, a discussion about crops (i.e. squashes, onion, corn, carrots, parsnips, etc...) that traditionally accompany our Thursday turkey, as well as their weedy relatives.

It's that time of the year when we're planning preemergence (aka "residual") herbicide programs for orchard and vineyard crops in California.

Effective this fall (2014) there will be a fairly significant change to the Alion herbicide label for California orchard and vineyard crops.

Cmty Educ Spec 3 / Pesticide Safety Educator Application instructions and a full position description are available on the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources employment website (https://jobs.ucop.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=57905).