UC Weed Science

Herbicides are an important tool for the management of weeds in crops but an overreliance on herbicides for weed management has accelerated the development of herbicide-resistant weed biotypes.

2024 Automated Technology Field Day Learn about the growing role of automated technologies in precision weeding and other ag operations at the 2024 Automated Technology Field Day! Watch live demonstrations of automated weeders, thinners, and sprayers from several companies, and discuss with company...

Broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) are obligate plant parasites with a broad range of agricultural crop hosts. In non-parasitic plant species, seeds generally initiate germination when exposed to favorable conditions of temperature, humidity, oxygen, and, occasionally, light.

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has approved the herbicide Rely 280 (glufosinate-ammonium) for use in avocado groves in California. Rely 280 is a post-emergence broad-spectrum herbicide for use against broadleaf and grassy weeds.

Newly published research provides a novel and sustainable weed-management strategy WESTMINSTER, Colorado 22 May2024 Recently published research in the journal Weed Science shows that a sterilization technique commonly used to control insect pests can be modified to control weeds that require polli...