Weed Management and Herbicide Efficacy Based on Future Climates
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Grassland and Pasture Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2024 | Viewed by 183
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biological weed control; weed ecology; weed management; control of invasive weed species; weed pathogens
Interests: grassland; grazing; livestock production; greenhouse gases
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Dear Colleagues,
Global climate change, which has shown a significant rate of acceleration in the last 20 years, results in very important changes in the biology of weeds, their associations, and the development of their damage in all agricultural zones of the Earth. Adapting to the changing environment, new plant biotypes appear and become significant pests in some areas. Nowadays, one of the biggest challenges of agricultural and forestry activities is adapting to climate change through the implementation of effective weed control.
The latest weed control research directions already take into account the trends in the reduction in the active ingredients of classic herbicides, the growing problems of herbicide resistance, and the growing environmental protection expectations.
With this Special Issue of Agronomy, we seek integrative studies that present the biological, physiological, and associative changes of significant weed species and plant communities due to climate change, as well as reviews that offer original perspectives on the development of weed management of major crops. Furthermore, the presentation of new machines and technical solutions that can help the implementation of new herbicide treatments and that can solve the new problems arising in the biology and competitiveness of weeds due to climate change. We encourage contributions that investigate the developments of different technologies for effective weed management under changing environmental conditions.
Dr. Laszlo Radocz
Prof. Dr. Fujiang Hou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- weed biology
- weed associations
- invasive weed species
- weed management
- climate change
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