Weed Management in 2050: Perspectives on the Future of Weed Science

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dc.contributor.authorWestwood, James H.en
dc.contributor.authorCharudattan, Raghavanen
dc.contributor.authorDuke, Stephen O.en
dc.contributor.authorFennimore, Steven A.en
dc.contributor.authorMarrone, Pamen
dc.contributor.authorSlaughter, David C.en
dc.contributor.authorSwanton, Clarenceen
dc.contributor.authorZollinger, Richarden
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Plant and Environmental Sciencesen
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-24T17:01:40Zen
dc.date.available2018-07-24T17:01:40Zen
dc.date.issued2018-02-21en
dc.description.abstractThe discipline of weed science is at a critical juncture. Decades of efficient chemical weed control have led to a rise in the number of herbicide-resistant weed populations, with few new herbicides with unique modes of action to counter this trend and often no economical alternatives to herbicides in large-acreage crops. At the same time, the world population is swelling, necessitating increased food production to feed an anticipated 9 billion people by the year 2050. Here, we consider these challenges along with emerging trends in technology and innovation that offer hope of providing sustainable weed management into the future. The emergence of natural product leads in discovery of new herbicides and biopesticides suggests that new modes of action can be discovered, while genetic engineering provides additional options for manipulating herbicide selectivity and creating entirely novel approaches to weed management. Advances in understanding plant pathogen interactions will contribute to developing new biological control agents, and insights into plant–plant interactions suggest that crops can be improved by manipulating their response to competition. Revolutions in computing power and automation have led to a nascent industry built on using machine vision and global positioning system information to distinguish weeds from crops and deliver precision weed control. These technologies open multiple possibilities for efficient weed management, whether through chemical or mechanical mechanisms. Information is also needed by growers to make good decisions, and will be delivered with unprecedented efficiency and specificity, potentially revolutionizing aspects of extension work. We consider that meeting the weed management needs of agriculture by 2050 and beyond is a challenge that requires commitment by funding agencies, researchers, and students to translate new technologies into durable weed management solutions. Integrating old and new weed management technologies into more diverse weed management systems based on a better understanding of weed biology and ecology can provide integrated weed management and resistance management strategies that will be more sustainable than the technologies that are now failing.en
dc.description.sponsorshipWSSAen
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Institute of Food and Agricultureen
dc.description.sponsorshipNIFA: 135997en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/wsc.2017.78en
dc.identifier.issue3en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/84338en
dc.identifier.volume66en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWeed Science Society of Americaen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/en
dc.subjectBiological controlen
dc.subjectbiopesticidesen
dc.subjectcompetitionen
dc.subjectinformation technologyen
dc.subjectnovel herbicidesen
dc.subjectprecision agricultureen
dc.subjectroboticsen
dc.subjectstudent trainingen
dc.titleWeed Management in 2050: Perspectives on the Future of Weed Scienceen
dc.title.serialWeed Scienceen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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