Abstract
This paper provides the current status of weed science and prospects for the development of weed science based on the research trends presented at the 26th Asian ․ Pacific Weed Science Conference in 2017. Approximately 458 researchers from 25 countries, including Korea, participated in the conference and presented 325 papers in 20 research areas. Major research topics were herbicide resistance, herbicide use, herbicide development, weed ecology, allelopathy, weed management, and exotic weeds. Particularly, there were many presentations and interesting to researchers about the development and use of new herbicides, such as florpyauxifen-benzyl ester, triafamone, fenquinotrione, and tolpyralate. Development of new herbicide formulations and spray methods were suggested as a solution for the population decline in rural area and low labor quality especially in Asia and Pacific regions. In future weedy rice and exotic weeds will be a serious problem in this area so we need to cooperate to make good technical and practical solutions.
Acknowledgements
This study was supported by joint research project from Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea (Project number: PJ 012533).
Figures & Tables
Chemical structures of halauxifen-methyl and florpyrauxifen-benzyl.
