The Spring 2012 edition of UCNFA News, the online newsletter for the UC Nursery and Floriculture Alliance, is now available for viewing. This issue focuses on weeds and weed management for nursery and floricultural operations.
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UCNFA News Spring 2012
Features
Steaming And Other Management Practices For Pre-Plant Weed Control In Nurseries by Steven A. Fennimore
Evaluation of Herbicides for Weed Control Efficacy and Crop Safety in Field Production of Nursery Fruit and Nut Trees by Joi Abit and Brad Hanson
Machine-Guided Cultivation to Control Weeds in Field-Grown Cut Flowers by Richard Smith, Steve Fennimore and Laura Tourte
Organic Herbicides - Do They Work? by W. Thomas Lanini
Science to the Grower by Richard Evans
Science to the Grower: How much would you pay for a plant out of place?
Get Cultured by Don Merhaut
GET CULTURED: Non-chemical prevention of weeds in containers
Disease Focus by Deborah Mathews
DISEASE FOCUS: Weeds as a source of plant virus infections and bacterial leaf spot of poinsettia
Insect Hot Topics by Jim Bethke
Insect Hot Topics: Two New Pests from Florida
UCCE Regional Report Santa Cruz/Monterey Counties
Spring 2012: Herbicides for vegetation control on roadsides by Steve Tjosvold
UCCE Regional Report Ventura/Santa Barbara Counties
Spring 2012: Managing Invasive Plants in Nurseries by Julie P. Newman
UCCE Regional Report San Diego/Riverside Counties
Spring 2012: Thrips resistance management by James A. Bethke
Spring 2012 Field Observations Invasive hairy crabweed looks like commodity Hawaii woodnettle
Gleanings from Meetings
2011 Scouting and Spray Evaluation Workshop by Steve Tjosvold
New ANR Publications
Spring 2012 New Publications compiled by Steve Tjosvold