The (APWSS 2019)
The 27th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference (APWSS 2019) will be held on 3-6 September 2019 in Kuching, Sarawak, MALAYSIA. The theme will be “Weeds Science for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment”. This will be a significant event to all the researchers, 
practitioners and consumers to meet and discuss the development and challenges in weed management. This conference is jointly organized by APWSS and Malaysian Plant Protection Society (MAPPS). We are confident that you will enjoy the conference in Kuching, Sarawak, MALAYSIA’s beautiful city and discuss new developments and future directions of weed management with Weed Scientists from around the world. Other details about the conference may be obtained from: https://apwss.org/ or https://www.apwss2019.org/
The conference will cover a wide range of topics regarding weeds, invasive weeds and their management, weeds ecology, biology, physiology, integrated wed management in cropped areas, non-cropped areas and aquatic systems; herbicide tolerant crops, herbicide resistant weeds, allelopathy, biological weed control, impact of climate change on weeds and weed management, herbicide behaviour on soil and water, education and extension in weed science, herbicide formulations and application technology, novel herbicides and their mode of action, utilization of weeds, precision and advanced weed management technologies. Keynote speaker is Prof. Stephen Powles ofThe University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia who will be making key note presentation on: “Herbicide Resistance and its Management in Asian Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities”. The plenary presentations will be made by Prof. Robert Zimdahl (U.S.A.) on “Agriculture’s Ethical Horizon: The Role of Weed Science in Sustainable Farming”; Prof. Stephen W. Adkins (Australia) on “Impact of Climate Change on Weed Management”; Dr. Do-Soon Kim (South Korea) on “Plant Image Science (Plant Phenomics) as a New Tool for Weed Research”; Dr. Shiv Shankhar Kaundun (U.K.) on Evolution and Non-Target Site Resistance Mechanism in Weeds; Dr. Michael D. Day (Australia) on “Biological Weed Control: Challenges and Opportunity”; Dr A.N. Rao (India) on “The Progress and future of Weed Science in the Asian Pacific region”; Prof Dr. Samunder Singh (India) on “Ecobiology and Management of Phalaris minor”.
The abstracts of papers may be submitted online until 31 May 2019 at https://www.apwss2019.org/.
A.N. Rao
General Secretary, APWSS
Email: <A.Narayanarao@cgiar.org>
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