European Weed Research
Society Symposium
28 June - 2 July, 2027
Uppsala, Sweden
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European Weed Research
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28 June - 2 July, 2027
Uppsala, Sweden
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Main Sessions for the 21st EWRS Symposium
1. Weed biology and physiology
- Seed dormancy and soil seed bank dynamics
- Germination ecology
- Emergence and early growth
- Weed genetics and systematics
- Weed physiology
2. Weed dynamics, distribution, and biodiversity
- Weed community dynamics
- Species distribution, surveys, and mapping
- Interaction between fields and surrounding vegetation
- Conservation of biodiversity
- Impact of climate change on weeds
3. Crop–Weed Interactions
- Competition – thresholds, critical periods
- Improvement of crop competition
- Distribution and impact of parasitic weeds
- Parasitism – mechanisms and molecular basis
- Control of parasitic weeds
- Allelopathy – basis, applications in weed management
- Modeling of crop-weed interactions
4. Digital agriculture and precision technologies
- Weed sensing and mapping
- Data management, GIS, algorithms
- Unmanned aircraft systems for precision weed detection and management
- Robotics in weed management
- From Data to Decisions: Decision Support Systems for Weed Management
- AI-Driven Weed Recognition and Real-Time Management
5. Herbicide resistance and integrated management strategies
- Mechanisms of target site and non-target site resistance / HRAC update
- Resistance evolution – principles and modeling
- New cases of herbicide resistance / Resistance Criteria Update
- Resistance management tools and economics
- Anti-resistant platforms and information systems
- Omics approaches in herbicide resistance research
- Integrated Weed Management to mitigate weed resistance evolution
6. Non-chemical Weed Control Tools
- Mechanical and physical weed control
- Mulching and cover crops
- Weed management in organic farms
7. Herbicides and Application Technology
- New product concepts and development for integrated weed management
- Optimization of herbicide use
- Herbicide-tolerant crops
- Improvements in formulation technology
- Adjuvants, sprayers, and application techniques
8. Invasive Weeds
- Updating control options
- Guidance, Policy, and New cases of weed invasion
9. Biological control
- Classical biological control of alien invasive weeds
- Innundative biological control – mycoherbicides and invertebrates
- Mechanism in conservation biological control
- Natural herbicides based on plant or fungal compounds
- Biological control in an agricultural setting
- Scope for biological control in an integrated weed management strategy
- Develop and broadcast biocontrol strategies resilient to climate change
- Standards and regulations on the use of biological control in Europe
- Nagoya Protocol in relation to the use of biological control genetic resources
10. Agroecology and sustainable weed management
- Cultural practices in agroecologically based systems
- Optimized combinations of non-chemical methods
- Success stories and limitations of agroecological weed and crop management
- Agroecological and regenerative crop and weed approaches within a context of holistic plant protection schemes
Contact us
Conference Secretariat:
Academic Conferences
Email: ewrs2027@akademikonferens.se
Phone: +46 18 67 10 14 or +46 18 67 10 03
Important dates
28 June, 2027 - Conference start
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