Agricultural systems in the EU have become more vulnerable and less sustainable due to an
overreliance on herbicides and the tremendous increase in herbicide-resistant weeds. The …

Recent statements from scientific organisations and court decisions have resulted in
widespread public interest and concern over the safety of glyphosate, the most popular and …

Initiatives to reduce the reliance of agriculture on pesticides, including the European Union
(EU) Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides (SUD), have yet to lead to …

As the global population continues to expand, utilizing an integrated approach to pest
management will be critically important for food security, agricultural sustainability, and …

This review covers recent developments and trends in herbicide-resistant (HR) weed
management in agronomic field crops. In countries where input-intensive agriculture is …

Seed shattering refers to the natural shedding of seeds when they ripe, a phenomenon
typically observed in wild and weedy plant species. The timing and extent of this …

Herbicides play an important role in preventing crop yield losses due to both their weed
interference ability and their capacity for increasing soil conservation in no-till systems …

There is a pressing need for novel control techniques in agricultural weed management.
Direct genetic control of agricultural pests encompasses a range of techniques to introduce …

Despite efforts to eliminate weeds, they continue to thrive. Weed persistence is reliant upon
the soil seedbank. Knowledge of the soil seedbank is continually expanding, but with the …

The rapid increase of herbicide resistance in some of the most problematic annual weeds,
and potential negative impacts of herbicides on human health and the environment have led …