2006 Proceedings

2006 – Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome in California Weed Management

• 2006 CWSS Executive Board
• 2006 CWSS Honorary Member, Rick Geddes
• 2006 CWSS Award of Excellence, PAPA
• 2006 CWSS Award of Excellence, Bruce Kidd
• 2006 Conference Student Winners
• 2006 Student Research Papers
• 2006 CWSS Conference Sponsors
• 2006 CWSS Conference Exhibitors
• Using Foramsulfuron for Spring Transition in Overseeded Turf

  Chris Olsen, Bayer Environmental Sciences

• “Spotlight” A New Tool for Broadleaf Control in Turf

  Randy L Smith, Dow AgroSciences, Sowmya Mitra, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

• Sulfonylurea Herbicides: key to a Successful Overseeding Program

  Sowmya Mitra, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

• Application Timing Affects Herbicide Options for Oxalis Control in Bremudagrass Turf

  Michelle Le Strange, UCCE Tulare & Kings Counties, Pamela Geisel, UCCE Fresno County

• Poa annua Control in Cool Season Grasses with Trimmit 2SC (Paclobutrazol)

  Mark M. Mahady, Mark M. Mahady and Associates; Dean K. Mosdell, Syngenta Professional Products

• Working Together for Noxious Weed Control in Santa Barbara County

  Linda Hamel, CalTrans Headquarters, Division of Maintenance

• Flood Control Vegetation Management in an Environmentally Aware and Cautious Community

  Larry L. Fausett, Santa Barbara County Flood Control District

• Wildfires and Invasive Plants in Southern California

  Carl Bell, UCCE San Diego Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California, Davis Matthew L. Brooks, Western Ecological Research Center, Henderson NV

• Overview of Drip Fumigation

  Husein Ajwa, University of California – Davis, Salinas

• Weed Control in Strawberries with GoalTender and other Herbicides

  Oleg Daugovish, UCCE, Ventura County and Steve Fennimore, University of California – Davis, Salinas

• Weed Control in Strawberries with Fumigants

  Steve Fennimore, University of California – Davis, Salinas, Oleg Daugovish, UCCE, Ventura County Husein Ajwa, University of California – Davis, Salinas

• Weed Control in Strawberries: Grower’s Perspective

  John Rippee, Reiter Bros. Inc, Camarillo

• Presidential Address: Weed Eradication: Realistic Goal or Pipedream?

  Presented by: J Robert C. Leavitt, President CWSS

• The Ag/Urban Interface – Land Use Principles to Preserve Agriculture

  Earl McPhall, Agricultural Commissioner Ventura County, Santa Paula

• PPO Inhibiting Herbicides: What are They and How Do They Work

  Steve Fennimore, University of California – Davis, Salinas Kurt Hembree, UCCE, Fresno County

• Benefits and Problems of Herbicide Tolerant and Conventional Herbicides in Cotton and Corn

  Steve Wright, UCCE, Tulare & Kings Counties Ron Vargas, UCCE, Madera & Merced Counties

• Evaluation of Grass Herbicides in Wheat

  Barry Tickes, UofA Cooperative Extension, Yuma, AZ

• Evaluation of Garbanzo Bean Herbicides

  Kurt Hembree, UCCE, Fresno County, Neil Va, UCCE, Fresno County

• Invasive Weeds From the Nursery

  Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California Davis

• Fumigant Alternatives after Methyl Bromide

  Husein Ajwa, University of California – Davis, Salinas

• Soil Fumigation for Nutsedge Control

  Steve Fennimore, University of California – Davis, Salinas, Jose Aquiar, University of California – Davis, Indio

• Student Paper: Control of Scotch Broom {Cytisus scoparius)

  Scott Oneto, UCCE, Davis Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California, Davis, Guy B. Kyser, University of California, Davis

• Weed Control in Celery

  Oleg Daugovish, UCCE, Ventura County Steve Fennimore, University of California – Davis, Salinas, Richard Smith. UCCE, Monterey County

• Chemigating Kerb Herbicide in Lettuce

  Jesse Richardson, Dow AgroSciences, Hesperia Barry R. Tickes, UofA Cooperative Extension, Yuma, AZ Kurt J. Hembree, UCCE, Fresno County, Steve Fennimore, University of California – Davis, Salinas

• Early Season Weed Control in Onions Prior to 2nd True Leaf Emergence

  Grant Poole, UCCE, Lancaster

• Weed Control Studies in Transplanted Bell peppers with Preemergence Herbicides

  Richard Smith, UCCE, Monterey County, Michelle Le Strange, UCCE, Tulare County

• Student Paper: Intraspecific Variation of Diorhaba Elongate: Implications for Biological Control of Invasive Tamarix spp. Weeds

  Hillary Thomas, University of California, Davis

• Evaluation of Imazapyr and Aminopyralid for Invasive plant Management

  Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California, Davis, Guy B. Kyser, University of California, Davis

• Integrated Approach to Managing Herbicide Resistance

  Don A. Bartel, Sierra Consulting, Nevada City

• Effects of Vineyard Floor Management Practices on the Development of Distinct Weed Communities in a California Vineyard

  Richard Smith, UCCE, Monterey County, Tiffany Bensen, UCCE, Monterey County, Larry Bettiga, UCCE, Monterey County, Laura Tourte, UCCE, Monterey County

• Control of Weeds in Certifies Organic Farming Systems

  Benny Fouche, UCCE, Stockton

• Winning the Battle Against Horseweed and Hairy Fleabane in California

  Kurt Hembree, UCCE, Fresno County, Anil Shrestha, UC Kearney Ag. Center, Parlier

• How the New Ag Waiver Regulations Affect the Cultural Practices of Perennial Crops

  Kay L. Mercer, Agricultural Watershed Coalition, Santa Maria 

• Student Paper: A Pattern of Root Distribution by Yellow Starthistle

  Steve Young, University of California, Davis

• Effective Fennel Control with Herbicides

  Carl Bell, UCCE, San Diego

• Glyphosate-Resistant Horseweed: An Emerging Problem in the South Central Valley

  Anil Shrestha, University of California, Parlier, Kurt J. Hembree, UCCE, Fresno County

• Distribution and Relative Glyhosate Resistance of Ryegrass in California

  W. Thomas Lanini, University of California, Davis

• Lessons in Managing Glyphosate Resistance from Australia: When on A Good Thing, Don’t Stick With It

  Richard T. Roush, University of California, Davis

• Student Poster: Interactions among Weeds, Ants and Obscure Mealybug in Central Coast Vineyards

  Mark D. Welch, Michael J. Costello and Scott J. Steinmaus, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

• Critical period of Weed Control in Cotton in Muzarabani – The Zambezi Valley

  Z. Mavunganidze, University of Science Education, Bindura A.B. Mashingaidze & O.A. Chivinge, University of Zimbabwe, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe C. Riches, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, Kent, UK J. Ellis-Jones, Silsoe Research, Berdford, UK

• Evaluation of Plantback Intervals on Vegetable Crop Yield Following Application of Chateau and V-10142

  John S. Rachuy and Steve Fennimore, University of California – Davis, Salinas

• Herbicides for Controlling problem Weeds in Wine Grapes

  Mick Canevari, Paul Verdegaal, Don Colbert, Randall Wittie, Scott Whitely, UCCE, San Joaquin County

• The Impacts of Weeds and Control in Newly Planted Alfalfa

  Mick Canevari, Don Colbert, Randall Wittie, Scott Whitely UCCE, San Joaquin County

• Solar Inactivation of Soilborne Weed Propagules as a Tool for Preserving and Restoring Native Plant Communities

  James Stapleton, University of California, Parlier

• Weed Populations in Perennial Crop Nurseries Treated with Methyl Bromide and Alternative Fumigants

  Anil Shrestha, University of California, Parlier Greg Browne, USDA-ARS, Davis Bruce D. Lampinen, University of California, Davis Sally Schneider & Tom Trout, USDA-ARS, Parlier Leo Simon, University of California, Berkeley

• Poems by David Haskell

  Arun The Magnificent Old Man Leverage Forty-Mile An Hour Alfalfa You Can’t Farm With An Aerostar