Wageningen 1988
Purpose of the Wageningen meeting:
To establish whether there is sufficient
interest to create a working group and if so what format should that working group take.
At the time of the meeting this area was not covered by an existing Working Group within
the EWRS, yet represented a crucial stage in weed biology and ultimately the improvement
and identification of new weed control opportunities. Following the workshop held in
Wageningen (19th to 22nd November 1998) it was decided by all
present that there was both enthusiasm and scientific grounds to request the establishment
of an EWRS Working Group. A brief summary follows:
Summary of day 1
The first day of the meeting involved a
series of eight presentations by participants reflecting as far as possible the research
interests covered within the group. Presentations included the most recent developments in
the specific areas of research, the most challenging results and their implication for
production systems.
The presentations provoked a lively debate
which could be summarised into the following main topic areas:
