Sustainable Weed Management: Biological Principles and Improvement of Conventional Methods
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Weed Science and Weed Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2023) | Viewed by 15464
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In intensive vs. sustainable agricultural systems, the role of weeds is complex. Climate change is predicted to help the spread of invasive alien plants, and urge the application of environmentally friendly weed management methods, such as the increased use of bioherbicides. Environmental and human health considerations also justify an increase in the proportion of other non-chemical methods within the framework of integrated weed management. Knowledge of weed biology and ecology remains the foundation for successful weed management, but besides classical methods (e.g., germination biology, crop–weed interference studies), new approaches (molecular methods, gene expression studies, molecular background of herbicide-resistant weed biotypes, evolutionary genetics) are necessary in the future to better understand the biological bases. Site-specific, precision weed management and the use of automation for weed identification and control are promising and decisive methods for the future. This Special Issue invites papers on the topics of weed biology and ecology, molecular herbology, non-chemical weed management, climate–weed relations and advanced weed control technologies.
Prof. Dr. Gabriella Kazinczi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biological principles
- climate change
- bioherbicides
- precision weed management
- herbicide resistance
- molecular herbology
- invasive weeds