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A dormant weed is resurfacing to wreak havoc on tomato farms

10/04/23 9:27 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS ban on methyl bromide fumigant climate change creates more invasive species University of California Cooperative Extension weed scientists

Farmers, UC Davis researchers and state lawmakers have locked arms in a battle against a parasitic weed that can wipe out 70% or more of a crop.

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Brad Hooker
Associate Editor, Agri-Pulse West

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