The Future of Weed Science—Novel Approaches to Weed Management

Dear Colleagues,

The European Community Directive 128/2009 on the sustainable use of pesticides pays special attention to crop health with the minimum disruption of agro-ecosystems and reduced risks for human health and the environment. Moreover, common agricultural policies like EU Green Deal will face the challenge of a significant reduction of chemical control at the lowest necessary levels. In such an era, there is a clear need for novel approaches to weed management and new technologies are expected to play a pivotal role. Please share your studies on several topics related to novel approaches in agronomy and weed science in this Special Issue. Research papers, communications, and review articles are welcome.

Welcome topics include but are not limited to the following:

1. Agroecological weed management
2. Cultural practices (cover crops, intercropping, crop rotation, false seedbed, etc.) and their role in future weed science
3. Remote sensing-based methods and frameworks to reduce pesticide inputs in agriculture.
4. Decision Support Systems (DSS) to enhance weed management in the long-term period
5. Improving novel weed management techniques through evaluation of robotics, UAV, deep learning, multispectral sensors etc.
6. Nanotechnology approaches and weed control
7. RNAi technology and herbicide tolerant crops
8. Optimization of herbicide use and integrated weed management approaches
9. Enhancement of crop competition against weeds
10. The potential role of allelopathy
11. Novel approaches for the management of invasive weeds

Dr. Ilias Travlos
Dr. Aurelio Scavo
Dr. Panagiotis Kanatas
Guest Editors

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