Workshop of the WG 'Weed Vegetation and Biodiversity'
Invitation to the 1st meeting
Prague, Czech Republic, 10th to 12th of May 2023
The first WG event after the merging of the EWRS Working Groups 'Weeds and Biodiversity' and 'Weed Mapping'.
WORKSHOP OF THE EWRS WORKING GROUP 'WEED VEGETATION AND BIODIVERSITY'
Prague, Czech Republic, 10th to 12th of May 2023
The Working Group 'Weed Vegetation and Biodiversity' is organizing this workshop with the Department of Agroecology and Biometeorology of the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic, and by the Group Functional Diversity of Insects and Plants in Agroecosystems of the Crop Research Institute.
The aim of this meeting is an exchange of current research results and knowledge about documenting population dynamics and regional weed changes, determining the relative importance of abiotic, biotic and management factors influencing the composition, diversity, abundance and damage potential of arable plant communities and identifying and quantifying the benefits of arable biodiversity. The meeting includes an excursion to a nearby farm growing among others the traditional Czech crops hop and poppy.
- Rare arable weeds: distribution, conservation, promotion and impact
- Ecosystem services of weeds
- Weed seed predation and biotic interactions in agroecosystems
- Weed surveys and databases
- Weed diversity and abiotic, biotic and management factors
COSTS
| EWRS member | Non-member | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | 100 Euro | 160 Euro |
| Student (MSc-PhD) | 60 Euro | 90 Euro |
Please DOWNLOAD HERE ALL FURTHER INFORMATIONS on the programme, location, costs and travel grants.
REGISTRATION, ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND DEADLINES
1st December, 2022
Abstract submission open via EWRS website:
https://ewrs.org/en/info/Events/Workshop-of-the-WG--Weed-Vegetation-and-Biodiversity/Contributions
PLEASE USE THE "CONTRIBUTIONS" BUTTON to submit your abstract.
Registration will open only by March 1st, 2023 so you won't be able to register until that date.
=> EXTENDED DEADLINE 19th February, 2023
Deadline for abstract submission.
Deadline for student application for travel grants to matthias.schumacher@uni-hohenheim.de
1 March, 2023
Registration open via EWRS website https://www.ewrs.org/en/info/Events/Workshop-of-the-WG--Weed-Vegetation-and-Biodiversity/Register
15 April, 2023 => extended until 22 April 2023
Deadline for registration and payment of registration fee.
Second circular containing provisional scientific programme and more detailed information related to organisation of the meeting
Abstract submission template
Please download the template HERE (word) or in PDF.
Payment instructions
Please do a bank tranfer to one of the following bank accounts:
- IBAN: CZ38 0800 0000 0005 0002 2222 (CZK)
- IBAN: CZ91 0800 0010 4600 0632 5762 (EUR)
Information same for both accounts:
Please clearly indicate your name in the field for Note so we can easily identify who is the payment from.
Invoice or receipt of payment is available on request: mkolarova@af.czu.cz. Please include an invoice address (and VAT in case the payment is done via institution).