8th Workshop
Physical and Cultural Weed Control
Zaragoza, Spain - 9-11 March 2009
Scientific programme
As usual, the workshop aims to be informal and so stimulate as much discussion as possible among participants. As in past workshops, we will combine plenary scientific sessions with oral and poster presentations, concurrent round-table discussions, and a final plenary session (reports on round-table discussions, directions for the future, etc.). Session chairs will briefly introduce each poster associated with the theme of their oral session presentations. As in our previous workshop (Salem 2007), we would also like to organise a keynote theme presented by an invited speaker. This will be followed by an extensive discussion lasting 30-45 min. You are most welcome to suggest relevant speakers and themes.
Below is a tentative list of topics:
• Weed management in organic farming systems
• Integrated weed management (arable and vegetable crops, orchards, tree nurseries)
• Physical weed control in non-agricultural settings (urban areas, railroad tracks, etc.)
• Preventive and cultural weed control (crop rotation, tillage system, false seedbed technique, seeding rate, fertilisation, etc.)
• Cover crops, mulches and intercropping
• Mechanical weed control, inter- and intra-row (harrowing, hoeing, brushing, etc.)
• Thermal weed control (flame-weeding, steaming, soil solarization, lasers, etc.)
• Precision guidance, weeding robots etc.
• New developments and technical innovations in physical weed control
• Factors influencing the outcome of physical and cultural weed control
• Weed population dynamics in physical and cultural weed management systems
• Environmental impact of physical and cultural weed management
• Research methodology in physical and cultural weed management
• Exchange and transfer of information, and international cooperation (glossary, use of Internet resources, etc.)