Durable crop protection is an essential component of current and future food security.
However, the effectiveness of pesticides is threatened by the evolution of resistant …

The use of pesticides made it possible to increase yields, simplify cropping systems, and
forego more complicated crop protection strategies. Over-reliance on chemical control …

Should the declining diversity of weed communities in conventionally managed arable fields
be regarded as a problem? The answer to this question has tended to divide researchers …

Populations that experience severe stress may avoid extinction through adaptation by
natural selection. This process is called evolutionary rescue and has been studied under …

Abstract Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a holistic approach to combat pests (including
herbivores, pathogens, and weeds) using a combination of preventive and curative actions …

Increasing amounts of silver iodide (AgI) in the environment are expected because of the
recent massive expansion of weather modification programs. Concurrently …

Weedy plants pose a major threat to food security, biodiversity, ecosystem services and
consequently to human health and wellbeing. However, many currently used weed …

While herbicides are the most effective and widely adopted weed management approach,
the evolution of multiple herbicide resistance in damaging weed species threatens the yield …

In modern agriculture, with more emphasis on high input systems, weed problems are likely
to increase and become more complex. With heightened awareness of adverse effects of …

Rising levels of antimicrobial and pesticide resistance increasingly undermine human health
and systems for biomass production, and emphasize the sustainability challenge of …