Instant Insights: Improving Crop Weed Management

Professor Per Kudsk is Head of the Crop Health Section in the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, Denmark. An internationally-known expert in integrated weed management, he is a former President of the European Weed Research Society. Professor Kudsk has played a leading role in EU research projects such as IWMPRAISE and the ENDURE Network as well as in the European Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO).

• Chapter 1 - Integrated weed management in wheat cultivation: K. Neil Harker and John O’Donovan, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; and Breanne Tidemann, University of Alberta, Canada; 1 Introduction – current weed control practices in wheat cultivation 2 Weed ecology and vulnerability 3 Integrated weed management (IWM) 4 IWM components 5 Combining optimal IWM components 6 Summary 7 Future trends 8 Where to look for further information 9 ReferencesChapter taken from: Langridge, P. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat – Volume 1: Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN 978 1 78676 016 6)Chapter 2 - Integrated weed management in barley cultivation: Michael Widderick, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Australia; 1 Introduction 2 Integrated Weed Management 3 Weed control tactics 4 IWM in practice 5 Examples of IWM in barley 6 Conclusion 7 Where to look for further information 8 ReferencesChapter taken from: Fox, G. and Li, C. (eds.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of barley, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 308 2)Chapter 3 - Weed management of maize grown under temperate conditions: the case of Europe and the United States: Vasileios P. Vasileiadis and Maurizio Sattin, National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Agro-Environmental and Forest Biology, Italy; and Per Kudsk, Aarhus University, Denmark; 1 Introduction 2 Maize cropping systems and weed flora in the United States and Europe 3 Weed management in maize cropping systems in the United States and Europe 4 Decision-support tools and bottlenecks hindering IWM implementation 5 Case study: IWM tools as evaluated in three European maize production regions 6 Summary and future trends 7 Where to look for further information 8 ReferencesChapter taken from: Watson, D. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize – Volume 2: Cultivation techniques, pest and disease control, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN 978 1 78676 012 8)Chapter 4 - Integrated weed management techniques for rice: Simerjeet Kaur and Gulshan Mahajan, Punjab Agricultural University, India; and Bhagirath S. Chauhan, The University of Queensland, Australia; 1 Introduction 2 Weeds in rice crops: the problem 3 The need for IWM in rice production 4 IWM: an overview 5 IWM techniques: preparation and control of the growing environment 6 IWM techniques: establishing the rice crop 7 IWM techniques: managing the rice crop 8 The integration of weed management techniques 9 Summary 10 Where to look for further information 11 ReferencesChapter taken from: Sasaki, T. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice – Volume 2: Cultivation, pest and disease management, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN 978 1 78676 028 9)Chapter 5 - Weed management in sorghum cultivation: M. Bagavathiannan, Texas A&M University, USA; W. Everman, North Carolina State University, USA; P. Govindasamy, Texas A&M University, USA; A. Dille and M. Jugulam, Kansas State University, USA; and J. Norsworthy, University of Arkansas, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Critical period for weed control in sorghum 3 Chemical options for weed control in sorghum 4 Herbicide-resistant sorghum technology 5 Non-chemical options for weed control in sorghum 6 Weed shifts with production practices 7 Conclusion 8 Where to look for further information 9 ReferencesChapter taken from: Rooney, W. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum – Volume 1: Genetics, breeding and production techniques, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2018, (ISBN 978 1 78676 120 0)