Seedbank Management
Managing the weed seedbank can result in improving weed management outcomes over time. Here you can find a brief publication on principles of seedbank management: SeedbankManagement
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Solarization and the Soil Microbiome
Grace Smith, Undergraduate in Molecular and Cellular Biology Sonja Birthisel, PhD Student in Ecology and Environmental Sciences Eric R. Gallandt, Professor of Weed Ecology and Management A soil microbiome consists of tiny organisms such as bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protists that impact plant life. Beneficial microbes decompose organic molecules, rendering them usable by plants and […]
Read moreSolarization to Prepare a Stale Seedbed
Sonja Birthisel, PhD Student in Ecology and Environmental Sciences Eric R. Gallandt, Professor of Weed Ecology and Management Solarization is the practice of using clear plastic mulches to trap solar energy, heating soils to temperatures lethal to pests including weeds. Solarization is nothing new; it has been researched and used by growers extensively since the […]
Read moreA simple tool to explore alternative weed management strategies
Bryan Brown, Ph.D. Candidate Eric Gallandt, Professor of Weed Ecology and Management Weed management philosophies and employed strategies have inherent tradeoffs. A surprising result from our field studies conducted in organic onion was the impressive performance of zero seed rain and mulch-based strategies, which performed better than expected even in the first year of […]
Read moreWeed Seedbanks: 2009 On-farm Sampling
Management focused on the weed seedbank can result in few problematic species and overall low abundance of germinable seeds.
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