National Scientific Summit On Herbicide Resistant Weeds Coming In September
August 27, 2014 The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), the sponsor of the National Scientific Summit On Herbicide Resistant Weeds, has a full agenda for the event slated for Sept. 10 in Washington, DC.
Participants in the day-long Summit will hear top experts speak on the following topics:
- Herbicide resistance development and management
- The decision-making process for weed management
- Economics of proactively managing herbicide resistance
- Community-based approaches to area-wide weed management
- Incentives and regulatory initiatives
- Education and outreach efforts
- The need for greater diversity in nonchemical weed management strategies
The Summit will be held in the Auditorium of the National Academy of Sciences Building on Constitution Avenue. Participation is free and open to anyone with an interest in resistance issues.
WSSA plans to offer the event as a live webcast for those unable to attend in person.
Those attending in person are asked to register online at http://wssa.net/meeting-registration. Those participating via webcast will find a link posted on Sept. 10 at http://wssa.net/2014/08/resistance-summit-ii.
“We hope to have many diverse points of view represented, including those of weed managers, federal and state agencies, academics, industry representatives, stakeholder organizations and advocacy groups,” says David Shaw, Ph.D., a past president of WSSA and chair of the WSSA Herbicide Resistance Education Committee. “We want everyone to walk away with a clear understanding of specific actions they can take to help minimize the devastating impact of herbicide resistance on agricultural productivity.”
WSSA sponsored a similar Summit in 2012 to share best management practices that can reduce the incidence of herbicide resistance, including diversification of weed control tactics used by growers. The Sept. 10 event will build on the insights and perspectives developed in 2012.
Further information on herbicide resistance and the upcoming Summit is available on the WSSA website at www.wssa.net/weed/resistance.
Source: Weed Science Society of America
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