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Trends and expectations for research and technology in the Asia‐Pacific region
Author(s) -
Kim Kil Ung
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
weed biology and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1445-6664
pISSN - 1444-6162
DOI - 10.1046/j.1445-6664.2001.00015.x
Subject(s) - weed , scope (computer science) , weed control , biology , allelopathy , weed science , microbiology and biotechnology , agroforestry , business , environmental resource management , agronomy , economics , germination , computer science , programming language
The present paradigm in weed science should be restructured to meet the challenges of the 21st century for sufficient food production without environment hazards. The scope of weed science should be expanded to accommodate biotechnology in weed science, to breed genetically modified (GM) crops, allelopathic (weed‐suppressing) crops and highly competitive crops, and to utilize all the useful genes for bioproduction through re‐evaluation of the virtues of weeds and weed relatives. Adoption of GM crops needs further testing for all possible risks suggested. Risk assessment and monitoring of herbicides are needed in an agro‐ecosystem. International collaboration is needed to share information on weed management practices and to install international centers for weed inventory and farmer participatory training.