2003 Proceedings

2003 – Our Weeds, Our World

• 2002 CWSS Executive Board
• 2003 Awards of Honorary Memberships in CWSS

  Nate Dechoretz, Conrad Skimina, Don Koehler

• 2003 Student Poster, Paper and Scholarship Award Winners
• Weed Survival in Yardwaste Piles

  Jim Downer, UCCE-Ventura County

• Weed ID on the Central Coast

  Don Rodrigues, Ventura College

• Understanding Weed Seed Dormancy and Weed Control with Steam

  Oleg Daugovish, UCCE-Ventura County

• Herbicide Modes of Action Explained

  John Karlik, UCCE-Kern County

• Presidential Adress

  Bruce Kidd, Dow AgroSciences

• Economic Impact of Weeds in Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Systems

  Karen Klonssky, UC Davis

• Impacts of Invasive Species in Rangeland

  Mike Conner, SFREC

• Impacts of Aquatic Weeds in Water Use and Natural Systems

  Dave Spenser, USDA

• Competition Between Cowpea Cover Crop Varieties and Weeds

  Guangyao Wang, Jeff Ehlers, Eddie Ogbuchiekwe, and Milt McGiffen, UC Riverside

• Roundup Ready Alfalfa In The Central San Joaquin Valley Of California

  Ron Vargas, Kurt Hembree, TomÈ Martin-Duvall, Eric Hoffman And Neil Va, UC Cooperative Extension

• Compost as a Mulch and Corn Gluten Meal as a Preemergence Natural-based Product for Roadside Vegetation Control

  Steve L. Young, UC Hopland Research & Extension Center, Hopland, CA

• Allium spp. Amendments, Soil Temperature, and Exposure Time Affect Seed Viability for Weed Management in California

  Susan B. Mallek James J. Stapleton, and Timothy S. Prather, Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project, Kearney Agricultural Center, University of California, Parlier, CA

• New Methods For Yellow And Purple Nutsedge Control In The San Joaquin Valley

  Matthew Dasilva, Ron Vargas, Steve Wright, Tome Martin-Duvall,and Lalo Banuelos, University of California Cooperative Extension

• Transition Management of Overseeded Bermudagrass and Weed Impacts

  Pamela M. Geisel and Michelle Le Strange, University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno and Tulare County

• Tall Annual Morningglory Control Studies in Acala Cotton

  Shelly Elam, Steve Wright, and Lalo Banuelos, University of California Cooperative Extension, Tulare County

• Affects of Spray Drift on Trees

  Tom Lanini, UC Davis

• Mulch Effects on Trees

  Jim Downer, UCCE Ventura County

• Clopyralid Problems in Mulch and Compost

  John Karlik, UCCE Kern County

• Cost Comparisons in Weed Management

  Kurt Hembree, UCCE Fresno County

• Benefits and Drawbacks of Cover Crops

  Chuck Ingels, UCCE Sacramento County

• Situation Report on the Invasion of California Non-Native Plant Species

  Joe Di Tomaso, UC Davis

• A Decade of Change and Its Effect on the Vegetation Management Landscape

  David Chang, Ag Biologist, Santa Barbara County

• Using Out-of-the-Box Thinking and Strategic Planning to Reshape Aquatic Plant Mangement Programs

  Shaun Hyde, SePro Corp

• Landscape Herbicides: What Happens After Application?

  Jay Gan, UC Riverside

• Wholesale Nursery Practices that Minimize Environmental Impact

  Gene Arthur, Bordiers Nursery

• Weeds as Indicators of Envioronmental Conditions

  Cheryl A. Wilen, UCCE, and Statewide IPM Program

• The Role of Weeds in the World of Turf

  Dave Wienecke, US Golf Assoc

• Using Grass Control Products in Ornamental Plantings

  Jason Fausey, Valent, USA

• Agronomic Practices that Affect Herbicide Use

  Herman Meister, UCCE, Imperial County

• Raptor, A New Post Emergence Herbicide for Seedling and Established Alfalfa

  Mick Canevari, UCCE, San Joaquin County

• The Fit of Roundup Ready Alfalfa, Initial Field Results in California

  Steve Orloff, UCCE, Siskiyou County., Ron Vargas, UCCE, Madera County

• Integrating Weed Management Tools in Cotton and Corn: GMOís and Conventional Herbicides

  Steve Wright, UCCE, Tulare County

• Survival And Growth Of Three Conifer Species Following Three Types Of Site Preparation And Three Levels of Subsequent Shrub Control: 21 Years After Planting

  W. Thomas Lanini, University of California, Davis

• Precision Cultivation to Improve Cultural Weed Control Practices in Vegetable Production

  John Inman, UCCE Emeritus

• Timing of “Kerb” Application in Lettuce

  Barry Tickes, University of Arizona Extension

• Tomato Weed Control: Historical Overview and Current Research

  Bob Mullen, UCCE, San Joaquin County

• Weed Control with Methyl Bromide Alternatives

  Husenjn Ajwa, UC Davis

• Cultural Practices as Part of IPM for Weed Control in Vegetable Crops

  Vince Ferante, Grower, Teixeira Farms

• All GPS Receivers Are Not Created Equal

  John W. Jarnagin, Electronic Data Solutions, Exeter, CA

• History amd Biology of Yellow and Purple Nutsedge

  Dave Cudney, UC Riverside

• Alternatives for Yellow and Purple Nutsedge Management

  Milton McGiffen, UC Riverside

• Nutsedge Mangement in Agronomic Corps

  Steve Wright, UCCE Tulare County

• Nutsedge Management in Landscapes Areas

  Cheryl Wilen, UCCE San Diego, LA and Orange Counties

• Nutsedge Management in Trees and Vines

  Kurt Hembree, UCCE Fresno County

• Clopyralid in Compost-History and Regulatory Actions

  Dave Haskell, DPR

• Potential Loss of Herbicide Registrations

  Tobi Jones, DPR

• Preventing Spread of Noxious Weeds

  J. Robert Leavitt, and Courtney Albrecht, CDFA

• Anti-Drift Label Requirements

  Roy Rutz, DPR

• Cruising the DPR Website

  John Stuz, DPR