<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "The progress and future of Weed Science research in the Asian-Pacific region"^^ . "Reducing poverty and ensuring future food and nutritional security are major concerns of the\r\nAsian-Pacific region (the region) which is characterized by rapid population growth, food\r\ncrises and climate change. Efforts to increase crop productivity and reduce existing crop\r\nyield gaps, by identifying constraints such as weeds and alleviating them, are essential to\r\nmeet the targeted food and nutritional security goals in the region. The Asian-Pacific Weed\r\nScience Society (APWSS)‘s prime objective of promoting weed science in the region, by\r\npooling and exchanging information has been done primarily through its biennial\r\nconferences and publications. In this review, an effort is made to assess the extent of\r\nachievement of APWSS prime objective by analyzing the APWSS publications. The\r\nresearch work reported and published on weeds and their weed management, methods\r\nadoption by farmers, shifts in weeds and farmer’s needs, is synthesized and the future weed\r\nmanagement research needs of the region are suggested. The discovery of 2, 4-D has led to\r\nintensified herbicides based weed management research and publications in both developed\r\nand developing countries of the region. Herbicide use became major weed management\r\ntool in developed countries and is increasing gradually in developing nations. Currently,\r\nherbicides became an indispensable input of agriculture in most countries in the region.\r\nHowever, herbicide resistant weeds, the shifts in weed population and emergence of\r\ninvasive weeds like weedy rice and climate change became major weed management\r\nchallenges. Around $250 million investment with ten years or more time for new herbicide\r\nmolecule development has slowed down new herbicides introduction. Genetically modified\r\nHerbicide Tolerant Crops (HTC) was introduced in certain countries as a component of\r\nIntegrated Weed Management (IWM). Herbicide tolerant weeds emergence due to gene flow\r\nand non-adoption of stewardship guidelines, health and environmental concerns and lack of\r\ntrained personnel are limiting HTC introduction and adoption. Thus, IWM, better\r\nunderstanding weed ecology, biology and best weed management practices became major\r\nareas recent research and publications of weed management in the region. Genetic\r\nengineering, automation and artificial intelligence, better understanding of weed biology and\r\necology as influenced by climate change may provide innovative options to generate\r\ncreative sustainable weed management approaches to efficiently, economically and\r\necologically manage weeds in the region. The decision making tools and location specific\r\nefficient weed management technologies popularizing extension methodologies are\r\nessential. APWSS will continue to play key role in strengthening Weed Science and\r\nsustainable weed management in the Asian-Pacific region."^^ . "2019-09" . . . . . . . . . . . "A N"^^ . "Rao"^^ . "A N Rao"^^ . . "S"^^ . "Dixit"^^ . "S Dixit"^^ . . . . "27th Asian Pacific Weed Science Society Conference"^^ . . . . . "Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia"^^ . . . . . . "The progress and future of Weed Science research in the Asian-Pacific region (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "RAO and Dixit Plenary Paper 27 APWSS Conf 2019.pdf"^^ . . . "The progress and future of Weed Science research in the Asian-Pacific region (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #11310 \n\nThe progress and future of Weed Science research in the Asian-Pacific region\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Weed Science"@en . . . "Asia"@en . .