Blog Posts

2025

·      Branched broomrape hand weeding and heat treatment

·      Chemigation Alternatives for Branched Broomrape Control in Processing Tomato: Promising Steps Forward

·      Sequential applications of chemigated rimsulfuron reduce broomrape emergence in California tomatoes.

2024

·      Chemigation best practices for branched broomrape control in CA processing tomato

·      Large scale demonstration of chemigated rimsulfuron treatments for branched broomrape control in California processing tomato

·      Nutrient Strategies to Combat Branched Broomrape

·      Branched broomrape: what we want to avoid in CA

2023

·      Parasitic weeds threaten tomato plants on California farms

·      Broomrape Species: ecological insights and economic significance

·      Do QAC sanitizers remain stable after dilution?

·      Farm machinery sanitation: a way to reduce broomrape seed spread among fields

·      Weed management critical needs for processing tomatoes in CA

·      Rimsulfuron: new 24c label for branched broomrape control

2021

·      The potential threat of branched broomrape for California processing tomato: A review

·      Biological Characteristics that Make Broomrape a Threat to California Crop Production Systems

·      Getting familiar with branched broomrape: a parasitic weed in California processing tomato

·      Broomrape eradication is high priority for UC researchers

·      New Noxious Weeds?

·      Watch out for parasites! (Wait, in my tomato field?)