2019 weedy rice outreach updates

May 2019

Weedy Rice Update

An e-newsletter from the

University of California Cooperative Extension

Save the Date

Weedy Rice Workshop

August 1, 10 am to noon, followed by lunch

Venue and registration link will follow

The workshop will include in-depth updates on the latest research on weedy rice in California, and give growers and PCAs a chance to ask questions and discuss progress in managing this pest.

2019 Weedy Rice Survey - Responses received!

We would like to send a big thank you to all of the growers and PCA’s that filled out the survey of weedy rice and management practices we sent out in March. We received 156 surveys (118 by mail, 38 online) . We have begun to compile and enter data, and should have preliminary results by the end of the year. Thank you all for your participation!

Weedy Rice Genetic Research Published

Results of the genetic studies conducted during 2016 have been published in the scientific journal Ecology and Evolution. The research looked at the relationships among the different weedy rice types present in California and our commercial varieties. The results show that our weedy rices most likely originated outside of California. The paper is available free here .