The 2020 WSU Weed Control Report is now available on the Wheat and Small Grains website. Drew Lyon and Ian Burke, WSU weed scientists, manage numerous field studies to evaluate new herbicides, and new uses of older herbicides, to manage weeds of concern to dryland farmers in eastern Washington. Their research is partially funded by the Washington Grain Commission. These studies are summarized in the annual WSU Weed Control Report. The 2020 report summarizes 32 field studies conducted across eastern Washington in winter wheat (13 studies), spring wheat (2 studies), chemical fallow (11 studies), chickpea (3 studies), and fall-sown dry pea (3 studies).
Weeds investigated include:
- Downy Brome
- Mayweed Chamomile
- Italian Ryegrass
- Smooth Scouringrush
- Common Lambsquarters
- Rush Skeletonweed
- Tumble and Tansy Mustards
- Russian Thistle
- Birdsrape Mustard
Annual reports back to 2013 are also available.