2009 Proceedings

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2009/2010  Board of Directors
 
2009 Honorary Members – Deb Shatley, David Haskell and Bruce Kidd
 
2009 Award of Excellence Recipient – Ellen Dean
 
2009 Award of Excellence Recipient  - Wayne T. Lanini
 
2009 Student Contest Winners and Scholarship Recipients
 
2009 Conference Sponsors
 
2009 Conference Exhibitors
 
Forty-Mile an Hour Alfalfa  – a poem by David Haskell
 
Common Weeds Commonly Confused
 Ellen Dean, Center for Plant Diversity, University of California, Davis
 
Poa Biology and Control in Turf
 Todd Mayhew, Valent Corporation, Gilbert, AZ
 
What Weed Control Professionals Need to Know About Monsanto’s New Roundup
PROMAX™ Formulation
 Martin Lemon, Monsanto Corporation, Redlands
 
What’s New in Turf Weed Control?
 James Baird, University of California, Riverside 
 
Aerial Application Technology
 Richard Stoltz, California Aerial Applicators Association
 
The Latest in Biotechnology and Herbicide Tolerant Crops
 Bill Curran, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Evans, CO
 
Changing Landscape of Agronomic Crops in California
 Doug Munier, UC Cooperative Extension, Glenn County
 
Managing Herbicide Resistance Using Alternative Rice Stand Establishment Techniques
 Albert J. Fischer, Michael Moechnig, Randall G. Mutters, James E. Hill, Chris Greer,
Luis Espino, James W. Eckert, University of California, Davis
 
New Opportunities Offer Control of Problem Weeds and Grasses in Alfalfa
 Mick Canevari, UC Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County
 
Developing Science-Based Strategies to Manage Water Conveyance, Weeds
and Sediment in Water Supply
   R.MacArthur*, A Rabidoux**, A.Shvidchenko*, L.Anderson***, B.Cruey*, J.Pan*
*Northwest Hydraulic Consultants (NHC), West Sacramento, CA **Solano County
Water  Agency (SCWA), Elmira, CA ***USDA-ARS Exotic and Invasive Weed
Research, Davis, CA
 
Applying the Fundamentals of Weed Science in Vegetable Crops
 Steve Fennimore, University of California, Salinas
 
Registering Herbicides in Specialty Crops – An Industry Prospective
 Roger Gast, Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN
 
Nutsedge Control in Onions
 Richard Smith, UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey County and 
Oleg Daugovish, UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County
 
Student Paper: Is There a Bigger Role for Precision Agriculture in Vegetable Crops?
Christina George, University of California, Davis, Steven A. Fennimore, UC Davis,
Salinas, John Rachuy, UC Cooperative Extension, Davis

Mulches and Their Impact on Weeds
Oleg Daugovish and Maren Mochizuki, UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County 
 
Student Paper: Pre-Commercial Screening of the Leading Biofuel Crop 
Miscanthus x giganteus for Invasive Plant Traits
 Jeremiah Mann, University of California, Davis
 
CalTrans District 10 Weed Management Strategies: Got Russian Thistle, Marestail
and Fleabane?
 Bill Nantt, California Department of Transportation, Stockton
 
Santa Clara Valley Water District Weed Management Strategies: Got Regulations?
 Mark Wander, Santa Clara Valley Water District
 
Enhancing the Transmission Corridors for all Stake Holders: A Cooperative Effort
 Bob Brenton, Brenton VMS, Folsom
 
Potential Expansion of CDFA’s Noxious Weeds Based on a Climate Matching Model
 Joseph DiTomaso, University of California, Davis

Efficacy of a Natural Product on Some Common Vineyard and Orchard Weeds
  Anil Shrestha, California State University, Fresno and John Roncoroni, UC Cooperative
 Extension,  Napa
 
Evaluation of Reduced Methyl Bromide Rates and Alternative Fumigants in a Stonefruit
Nursery
  Bradley Hanson, USDA – ARS, Parlier
 
Developments in Organic Herbicides in Specialty Crops
  Shosha Capps and W. Thomas Lanini, University of California, Davis
 
Matrix Tree and Vine Herbicide: Performance and Crop Safety Update        
  Ron Vargas, Emeritus, UC Cooperative Extension, Madera
 
Rangeland Pasture Cost-Share WMA Cost Share Program for Invasive Thistle Control
 James L. Sullins, UC Cooperative Extension, Tulare County, Steven D. Wright, UC  Cooperative Extension, UC Cooperative Extension, Tulare County, Elizabeth Palmer,          
             USDA-NRCS 
 
Biology and Management of Horseweed and Hairy Fleabane in California
 Anil Shrestha, Dept. of Plant Science, California State Fresno, CA, Kurt Hembree, UC
 Cooperative Extension, Fresno, CA and Steve Wright, UC Cooperative Extension, 
 Tulare

Common Herbicide Injury Symptoms
  Tom Lanini, UC Cooperative Extension, Davis
 
Fertility Injury Symptoms
  Roland Meyers, Emeritus, University of California, Davis 
 
Diagnosing Abiotic Disorders of Landscape Plants
  Larry Costello, UC Cooperative Extension, San Mateo and San Francisco Counties
 
Evaluation and Classification of Inert Ingredients in Pesticides
  Patti Tenbrook, US Environmental Protection Agency, San Francisco
 
Traversing the Maze of Pesticide Enforcement
  Juli Jensen, Sacramento County Department of Agriculture, Sacramento
 
Pesticide Toxicology
  John Lamb, California Poison Control System, Sacramento

Simazine Degradation Rates in Central Valley Soils with Annual or No Simazine Use
Histories
 Christine  Rainbolt , Brad Hanson , Anil Shrestha , and Dale Shaner USDA ARS,
 Parlier, CA,  California State University, Fresno,  USDA ARS, Fort Collins, CO
 
Effects of Glyphosate to Control Exotic Annuals for Coastal Sage Scrub Restoration
 Kristin A Weathers *, Edith B. Allen , Carl E. Bell  and Milton E. McGiffen,
 Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside,
 CA. Cooperative Extension, University of California, San Diego, CA
 
Evaluations of Herbicides for Dodder Control in Tomatoes
  Matthew Linder, University of California, Davis

Weeds and Crops as Sources of Inoculum for Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in California
 Michelle Le Strange, C. Scott Stoddard, and Thomas A. Turini, UC Cooperative
 Extension, Tulare & Kings, Merced & Madera, and Fresno Counties
 
Time and Temperature Requirements for Thermal Death of Seeds of Yellow Starthistle
(Centaurea solstitialis L.) and Black Mustard (Brassica nigra L.)
 Carrie C. Tuell-Todd, Ruth M. Dahlquist, and Michael Kunz, Fresno Pacific University,
 James J. Stapleton, Statewide IPM Program, UC Kearney Ag Center, Parlier 
 
Evaluation of a New Natural Product Herbicide for Rice Weed Control
M.E. Koivunen, R.N. Asolkar, H. Huang, S. Shu, C. Morgan, A.L Cordova-Kreylos, S.
Navarro, P.G. Marrone, Marrone Organic Innovations, Inc., Davis
 
Using Passive Solar Heating Tents for Eradication of Weed Seed-Bearing Plant Material in
Remote Areas
  James J. Stapleton and Susan B. Mallek, Statewide IPM Program, UC Kearney Ag 
Center, Parlier, CA; Ron Eng, CDFA, Sacramento, CA; Albert Franklin, US DOI-BLM,
Folsom, CA
 
Honorary Members of the California Weed Science Society 2009
 
Award of Excellence Recipients of the California Weed Science Society
 
List of 2009 CWSS Conference Attendees