Weed information

Why are there so few weeds? Tim Low

The highest form of generalship? A review of weed strategies. W. Mark Lonsdale

Human dimensions of integrated weed management. David Pannell

INDUSTRY SPEAKERS

Community and government working together for effective weed management – the Eastern Hills case study. Loretta Bean and Linda Kirchner

Weeds officers training and education program: an innovative and successful approach. Reg Kidd, George Hammond, Bryson Rees and Roger Smith

A Weeds Officer’s perspective on training. Bryson Rees

Nursery and garden industry of Australia: garden escapees that are serious environmental weeds. Hazel E. Dempster

Future weed threats to Western Australian agriculture. Craig Brown

Weeds in horticulture. David Anderson

Weeds in the Australian plantation industry. Kym Sandover

WEED MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY: FORESTRY AND TREE CROPPING

Impacts of broadscale weed control and fertilisation at establishment on survival and growth of second rotation pines. Ian Dumbrell, John McGrath and Ray Fremlin

Long-term growth response to patterns of weed control in radiata pine. Sue M. Shaw, Julian P. Mattay and Paul R. Adams

Effects of soil water and nitrogen on grass suppression of young Eucalyptus globulus. Paul Adams, Phillip Smethurst, Chris Beadle and Neville Mendham

Alien tree invasions in South Africa: pulling together pieces of the puzzle from natural experiments. David M. Richardson and Mathieu Rouget

Weed risk assessment of twenty plant species used for revegetation or farm forestry in South Australia. Rachel L. Melland and John G. Virtue

WEED MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY: CROPPING

Seed box survey of field crops in Victoria during 1996 and 1997. Michael R. Moerkerk

Weed seed contamination in cereal and pulse crops. Sharon Roya Niknam, Michael Moerkerk and Roger Cousens

Surveys of weeds in Victorian farming systems. Sharon Roya Niknam, Michael Moerkerk and Roger Cousens

The effect of summer weed management on subsequent grain yield and quality. Graham M. Fromm and Vanessa L. Grieger

Strategic nitrogen application for weed suppression in wheat. Eric Koetz, Deirdre Lemerle, Tony Good and Steve Sutherland

Towards the production of allelopathic cultivars for low input rice farming systems. Sophea Pheng, Steve Adkins, Maria Olofsdotter, Harry Nesbit and Gary Jahn

A preliminary investigation into the effects of night cultivation and tillage method on weed emergence. Greg P. Stockings, Robin S. Jessop and Brian M. Sindel

Critical period of Cyperus iria L. competition in transplanted rice. Harmohinder S. Dhammu and Kulwant S. Sandhu

Lifecycle studies on Malvaceae weeds in cotton farming systems. Stephen B. Johnson, Brian M. Sindel and Graham W. Charles

Can the timely use of tillage reduce the prevalence of perennial weeds? A case study on the native weed Polymeria longifolia in cotton farming systems. Stephen B. Johnson, Brian M. Sindel and Robin S. Jessop

Weed and nitrogen management for direct seeded low land rice. D. Kalyanasundaram, S.R. Vinodkumar and G. Kuppuswamy

Plantback to susceptible crops following application of picloram + triclopyr in north-eastern Australian fallow. Robert A. Annetts, Karen J. Kennedy and Christopher O. Love

Emergence of Sonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle) is favoured under zero tillage farming systems. Michael Widderick, Brian Sindel and Steve Walker

WEED MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY: NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS

The enemy within: native environmental weeds of Western Australia. Greg Keighery

Weeds on granite outcrops in temperate Australia, South Africa and the USA. Stephen D. Hopper

A weed risk minimisation strategy for the European olive, Olea europaea ssp. europaea, in Tasmania. Cindy S.T. Hanson

The capacity of lantana (Lantana camara L.) to displace native vegetation. Daniel H. Stock and Clyde H. Wild

An audit system to account for birds and mammals utilising weeds species. Suzanne Lawrie

Controlling Sparaxis bulbifera (L.) Ker Gawl. invading a clay based wetland on the Swan Coastal. Plain. Kate Brown and Kris Brooks

The role of boneseed in modifying native seedling recruitment in New Zealand coastal communities. Kate McAlpine and Susan Timmins

Control of bridal creeper Asparagus asparagoides on Kings Park Scarp and limiting factors on its growth and spread. Kathy Meney, Bob Dixon and Peter Moonie

Patterns of native and exotic species establishment in banksia woodland after fire. María A. Pérez-Fernández, Byron B. Lamont and Philip K. Groom

Natural propagation of orange buddleia (Buddleja madagascariensis Lamarck) in eastern Australia. Daniel H. Stock and Clyde H. Wild

WEED MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY: AQUATIC SYSTEMS

New aquatic weed threats in northern Victoria. Lalith Gunasekera, Kevin Krake and Patrick Pigott

Egeria densa – an alien invasive plant responsible for the devegetation of New Zealand shallow lakes. Paul D. Champion

Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decr. (Japanese knotweed) – an underrated threat to riparian zones in Australia. Nigel Ainsworth and John Weiss

Reclaiming Botany Wetlands, Sydney through integrated management of Ludwigia peruviana. and other weeds. Nimal Chandrasena, Leonard Pinto and Robyn Sim

Keeping the Northern Territory free of alligator weed. Bertrand Lukitsch and Lalith Gunasekera

Successful alligator weed management in Victoria. Lalith Gunasekera, Julio Bonilla and Patrick Pigott

Assessment of alien invasive aquatic weeds in the UK. Sarah Clarke and Jonathan R. Newman

WEED MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY: PASTURES

Effect of herbicide treatment on the productivity of some annual pasture legumes. Clinton K. Revell

Gap ecology of Vulpia spp. in perennial pastures. Katherine N. Tozer, David F. Chapman, Paul E. Quigley and Peter M. Dowling

Lucerne production following residual herbicides used in northern cropping systems. John Churchett, Steve Walker and David Lloyd

Verdict 520 controls Erodium spp. in pasture, but be careful of the species, rate and state. Gregory S. Wells

Control of weeds using an experimental blanket wiper. Brad J. Rayner and John R. Peirce

Effect of early application of bromoxynil on the population dynamics of a regenerating pasture species mixture. Anyou Liu and Clinton Revell

WEED MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY: TROPICS

Integrated management of Mimosa pigra. Quentin Paynter and Grant J. Flanagan

Is aerial control of bellyache bush effective? Joseph Vitelli and Barbara Madigan

Pond apple – are the endangered cassowary and feral pig helping this weed to invade. Queensland’s Wet Tropics? Melissa Setter, Matt Bradford, Bill Dorney, Ben Lynes, Jim Mitchell, Stephen Setter. and David Westcott

Research, education and services of the Tropical and Subtropical Weeds Research Unit, University of Queensland. Steve W. Adkins and Mary F. Paterson

The impact of the rust fungus Maravalia cryptostegiae on three rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora) populations in tropical Queensland. Wayne Vogler and Andrea Lindsay

WEED MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

Taxonomic patterns in the naturalisation rate of plant species in New Zealand. Richard P. Duncan and Peter A. Williams

Internet surveillance – new web search and response application is a valuable biosecurity tool. Margaret J. Rotstein, Sandra G. Lloyd, A.L. Fowler and Ronald E. Stinner

How often to search for new weeds. Susan Timmins, Simon Harris and Jennifer Brown

Weed warning from downunder – the weed potential of selected South African plants in cultivation in California. Roderick P. Randall and Sandra G. (Sandy) Lloyd

Getting in early: a national approach to anticipating, detecting and managing potential new weeds in Australia. Paul Pheloung

WEED MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY: HORTICULTURE

Weed management in pyrethrum. Ian L. Macleod, Phillip R. Frost and Tim Groom

Weed management in transplanted and direct-seeded brassicas. Ian L. Macleod and Phillip R. Frost

Improved management of residual herbicides. Phillip Frost, Ian Macleod, Philip Brown, John Paul Cumming and Richard Doyle

Dimethenamid-p – a new selective herbicide for Australian horticulture. Ian L. Macleod and Phillip R. Frost

Evaluation of new herbicides in carrot crops. Ian L. Macleod and Phillip R. Frost

Weed management in capsicums and chillies. Ian L. Macleod and Phillip R. Frost

Improved management of blackberry nightshade in processing tomatoes. Ian L. Macleod, Greg Barnes and Phillip R. Frost

Strategies for controlling weeds in New Zealand apple orchards. Kerry C. Harrington, M. Jennifer Hartley, Anis Rahman and Trevor K. James

A survey of Apiaceae weeds in pyrethrum fields and an assessment of factors controlling the germination of Torilis nodosa and Anthriscus caucalis. Richard Rawnsley, Peter Lane, Phil Brown and Tim Groom

Going organic: a study of weed management in an intensive organic vegetable production system. Andrew Bishop, Jason Dennis, Julia French and Phillip Gardam

Halting the sale and distribution of pest plants: a proven collaborative model for change management. C. Jack Craw

Control of Oxalis corniculata in turf. Jyri Kaapro

Bridal creeper – a serious weed of citrus orchards. Raelene Kwong, Kerry Roberts and Henry Schneider

Towards ecologically based weed management systems in vineyards. R.D. Flores Vargas and G.W. O’Hara

MODELLING

Comparing Roundup Ready and triazine tolerant canola in crop rotations accounting for variable conditions. Art Diggle, Patrick Smith, Paul Neve and Felicity Flugge

Multi-species RIM: a bio-economic model for the integrated management of coexisting annual ryegrass and wild radish. Marta Monjardino, David J. Pannell and Stephen Powles

Validating ryegrass RIM using data from IWM field trials. Alister Draper and William Roy

4SPaM: a process-based and weather-driven population model for managing weeds in temperate pastures. Darren J. Kriticos, Peter M. Dowling, Warren McG. King, Andrew W. Sheppard and. Randall E. Jones

Modelling the population interactions between the crown weevil Mogulones larvatus and its host plant Echium plantagineum. Andy Sheppard, Mark Rees, Matthew Smyth, Karl Grigulis and Yvonne Buckley

WEEDEM: a user-friendly software package for predicting annual ryegrass and wild radish emergence David Archer, James Eklund, Michael Walsh and Frank Forcella

Using models to explore invasion dynamics and control of St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum). Yvonne M. Buckley, David T. Briese and Mark Rees

A relative invasion threat model for European olive (Olea europaea L. ssp. europaea) in the Clare Valley, South Australia. Neville D. Crossman

A modelling approach to understanding environmental modification of seed dormancy in annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum). Amanda J. Ellery, Andrew D. Moore and Ross Chapman

Weed seedling emergence modelling: converting observations into equations for WeedEm. Frank Forcella, Michael Walsh, David Archer, Sally Peltzer, Roger Cousens, Ross Chapman,. Robert Gallagher and Stephen Powles

Architectural responses of intra- and inter-species plant-plant interactions. Shiv Kumar, Jim Hanan and Steve Adkins

The development of a wild oat simulation model for APSIM. Jeremy P.M. Whish, Peter S. Carberry, Michael J. Robertson and Patrick Smith

Towards a process based emergence model for wild radish. Ken Young, Darren Kriticos and Robert Gallagher

INVASIONS AND ERADICATIONS

The Branched Broomrape Eradication Program: methodologies, problems encountered and lessons learnt. Paul Jupp, Philip Warren and Nick Secomb

Herbicide and cropping trials relevant to the eradication of branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa). in South Australia. John M. Matthews

Small-seeded dodder (Cuscuta planiflora Ten.), a new weed threat to Australian agriculture. Rachael A. Pratt

The biology and control of chincherinchee (Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq.). John H. Moore

Integrated management of jointed goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica) in Pacific Northwest dryland cropping systems. Frank L. Young, Dan Ball, Donn Thill, Joseph P. Yenish and J. Richard Alldredge

Taurian thistle in Australia – a candidate for eradication? R.H. Groves, M. Moerkerk, D. Blakey and P.H.R. Moore

Purple loosestrife eradication in Alberta. Shaffeek Ali

Limnocharis flava, Mikania micrantha and Clidemia hirta detected in north Queensland: are these weeds lurking at a site near you? Barbara M. Waterhouse and Louise Hucks

Grapple plant (Harpagophytum procumbens (Burch.) DC. ex Meissn., Pedaliaceae) is a menacing new weed threat to Australia and the United States. Sandra G. (Sandy) Lloyd and Roderick P. Randall

Potential hosts of branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa L.) in Australia. John Virtue, Che DeDear, Anna Traeger, Frank Anderson and Brett Broomell

SUCCESSFUL ERADICATIONS WORKSHOP

Eradication of the exotic weeds Helenium amarum (Rafin) H.L. and Eupatorium serotinum Michx. from south-eastern Queensland. A.J. Tomley and F.D. Panetta

Case history of the eradication of fringed spider flower, Cleome rutidosperma DC. Andrew Mitchell and Michael Schmid

Eradication of kochia (Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J.Scott, Chenopodiaceae) in Western Australia. Jonathan Dodd and Roderick P. Randall

Eradication case history, Hieracium pilosella L. ssp. nigrescens (Fr.) Nägeli & Peter in Tasmania. T. Rudman and C. Goninon

Some general principles for weed eradication programs. R.H. Groves and F.D. Panetta

HERBICIDES

Butafenacil – a new complimentary premix partner for triasulfuron or glyphosate for the enhanced knockdown and residual control of weeds in broadacre cropping situations. Brett A. Davies

Flumioxazin – A new knockdown spike herbicide for the Australian market. David Howey

The use of carfentrazone-ethyl to aid in the knockdown of difficult to control broad leaved weeds. Gordon Cumming

Distribution of the herbicides clomazone and pendimethalin in soils, and implications for activity and persistence. John Paul Cumming, Philip H. Brown, Richard B. Doyle and Philip Frost

Low temperatures reduce glufosinate efficacy against Raphanus raphanistrum L. and Sisymbrium orientale L. Anuja R. Kumaratilake, Deborah F. Lorraine-Colwill, and Christopher Preston

Persistence of ALS inhibiting (Group B) herbicides in alkaline soils of south eastern Australia. Katherine Hollaway, Dianne Noy and Nigel Wilhelm

Enhanced degradation of propyzamide after repeated application in orchards. Hilde Eelen, Robert Bulcke and Jean Rouchaud

The control of Paspalum dilatatum in Cynodon dactylon sports turf. Matthew Bywater

Broadstrike Herbicide spot spray for pasture weeds in hard-to-spray areas. Daniel G.H. Dixon

Adjuvants for use with Select herbicide and mixtures with atrazine. David Howey and Mark Sumner

Participatory development of weed management strategies in maize based cropping systems of Kenya. G.N. Kibata, J.M. Maina, E.G. Thuranira, F.J. Musembi, G. Nyanyu, J.G.N. Muthamia,. J.O. Okuro, I. Mutura, S. Amboga, A.N. Micheni, F. Mureithi, D. Overfield and P.J. Terry

Trifloxysulfuron-sodium: a new post-emergence herbicide for use in Australian cotton and sugarcane. Peter Mesch, Stott Howard and Peter O’Connell

The tolerance of canola to herbicides. John Moore

A low-rate spike of Verdict 520 with Select Herbicide improves control of key grass weeds. Peter Nott

Impact of fallow management regimes on nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus L.) tubers in irrigable broadacre crops in central Queensland. Vikki Osten, Megan McCosker, Anne Sullivan and Jim Barnes

Safe recropping after Lontrel in winter crop systems in southern Australia. Gregory S. Wells

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS

Biological control of tropical weeds with Central and South American origin: current activities by CSIRO Entomology Mic Julien

Prospects for the biological control of bellyache bush, Jatropha gossypiifolia. Tim A. Heard, Richard R. Chan and Ricardo Segura

Challenges facing the successful management of widely distributed weeds: biological control of mesquite (Prosopis species). Rieks D. van Klinken, Gio Fichera, Rob Parr, Eric McCormick, Rob Cobon, Lyle Fleck,. Nathan March and John McMahon

Biological control of broad-leafed pasture weeds (Paterson’s curse, Onopordum and nodding thistles). What have we achieved and where to from here? Anthony Swirepik and Matthew Smyth

Review of the potential for biological control of wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) based on surveys in the Mediterranean region. John K. Scott, Janine Vitou and Mireille Jourdan

Population development and impact of the bridal creeper leafhopper Zygina sp. in Western Australia. Kathryn L. Batchelor and Tim L. Woodburn

Spread, epidemic development and impact of the bridal creeper rust in Australia: summary of results. Louise Morin, Anthony J. Willis, Joel Armstrong and Darren Kriticos

Prospodium tuberculatum, lantana rust, a new agent released for the biocontrol of the woody shrub, Lantana camara. Allan J. Tomley and N. Riding

Field release and initial impact of groundsel bush rust in Australia. Allan J. Tomley and L. Willsher

A strategy for the biological control of blue heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule). David Briese and Miguel Zapater

Sheep as biological control agents against St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum L.): factors affecting hypericin variation and hypericin tolerance. Christopher A. Bourke, Ian A. Southwell and Gwen M. Mayo

The leaf beetle, Crioceris sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a potential biocontrol agent for bridal creeper in Australia. Kathryn L. Batchelor and Tim L. Woodburn

Weed seed predation in a low rainfall cropping zone of Western Australia: spatial variation of weed seed predation. Catherine Borger, David Minkey and Helen Spafford Jacob

Two seed-feeding beetles released in Queensland and Western Australia for the biological control of mesquite. Graham Donnelly

Impact of bitou tip moth, Comostolopsis germana, on bitou bush in New South Wales. Royce H. Holtkamp

Attempts to establish biological control agents for boneseed in Tasmania. John E. Ireson, Jamie T. Davies, Wade S. Chatterton and Richard J. Holloway

Biology of Stethynium sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) an egg parasitoid of Zygina sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Anna Joder, Helen Spafford Jacob, Kathryn Batchelor and Tim Woodburn

Progress towards successful biological control of Paterson’s curse, Echium plantagineum, in north east Victoria. T. Morley, D.A. McLaren, K. Roberts and J. Bonilla

Weed seed predation in a low rainfall cropping zone of Western Australia: ant survey. David Minkey and Helen Spafford Jacob

Predicting the potential distribution of the biological control agent blackberry leaf rust (Phragmidium violaceum (Schultz) Winter) and its impact on blackberry (Rubus fruticosus. L. agg.) in Victoria, Australia. J. Patrick Pigott, John Weiss, Franz Mahr and Kathy Evans

The latest insect biocontrol introduction against Parthenium hysterophorus in Queensland. Mariano Treviño, Fe Ambatali and Allan Tomley

Invasive willows in Australia: could they be targets for biological control? Jean Louis Sagliocco and Eligio Bruzzese

Biological control of blackberry: progress towards finding additional strains of the rust fungus, Phragmidium violaceum. John K. Scott, Mireille Jourdan and Katherine J. Evans

Longitarsus echii and its impact on Echium plantagineum (Paterson’s curse): the insect for the Mediterranean rainfall range of the weed? Matthew Smyth and Andy Sheppard

A new biological control project against stemless thistle (Onopordum acaulon) in Western Australia. Anthony Swirepik and Tim Woodburn

Establishment of the crown weevil Trichosirocalus horridus on a novel host, Cirsium vulgare in Western Australia. Tim Woodburn and Anthony Swirepik

Genetic diversity in the biological control process: Acacia nilotica as a test case. T.J. Wardill, K.D. Scott, G.C. Graham, J. Playford, M.A. Hannan-Jones, M. Zalucki and. B. Palmer

Will the red apion (Apion miniatum), a potential biocontrol agent for doublegee (Emex australis), establish in Australia? Paul B. Yeoh, Tim L. Woodburn and John K. Scott

BIOTECHNOLOGY IN WEED MANAGEMENT: ISSUES AND ETHICS

The evolution of weed science – an ethical perspective. Robert L. Zimdahl

COMPUTER ASSISTED WEED MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Computer Assisted Weed Management Workshop. John Moore

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Weed Warriors – increasing awareness of weeds in schools. Raelene Kwong

WEEDEM: turning information into action. Michael Walsh, Frank Forcella, David Archer and James Eklund

A new national approach for vocational weed management training. Richard J. Carter, Darren Bayley, Joanna Blunden and Bryson Rees

Community involvement in distributing the bridal creeper leafhopper Zygina sp., a biocontrol agent for bridal creeper, Asparagus asparagoides. Kathryn L. Batchelor and Tim L. Woodburn

Getting the message out: WEEDpak – a developing weed identification and management guide for the Australian cotton industry. Stephen B. Johnson, Graham W. Charles, Ingrid H. Christiansen, Susan M. Hazlewood, Sarah E. Kerlin, David G. Kelly, Leah MacKinnon, Grant N. Roberts, Anne C. Spora, Anne M. Sullivan, Ian. N. Taylor and John Watson

Extension aids for community based weed action groups. John Moore

An interactive identification key to the noxious weeds of Australia. Sheldon C. Navie, Steve W. Adkins and Geoff A. Norton

WEED BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

Molecular tools for the diagnosis of resistance to herbicides inhibiting acetyl-CoA carboxylase in three grass weeds. Christophe Délye, Bruno Chauvel, Annick Matéjicek, Claire Chalopin, Séverine Michel, Jacques Gasquez and Henri Darmency

Competition between Australian and Spanish legumes growing in seven Australian soils. María A. Pérez-Fernández and Byron B. Lamont

A summary of dormancy in annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) seeds: dry after-ripening versus. imbibition in the dark. Kathryn J. Steadman

Affinities of Lantana camara in the Australia-Pacific Region. Leon J. Scott, Martin A. Hannan-Jones and Glenn C. Graham

Characterisation of the acetolactate synthase (ALS) gene of Raphanus raphanistrum L. and implications for weed management. Mui-Keng Tan and Richard W. Medd

Gene flow in Brassica napus on a landscape scale. Mary A. Rieger, Michael Lamond, Christopher Preston, Stephen B. Powles and. Richard T. Roush

NOVEL TECHNIQUES IN WEED MANAGEMENT

Cubic smoothing splines: a new method for analysing multi-site experiments. Richard W. Medd, Steve R. Walker and Brian R. Cullis

Weed control in lupins using a new spray shield and other row crop techniques. Mike Collins and Julie Roche

Eradication of grey willow (Salix cinerea) using herbicidal gel technology. Brian G. Ward, Ron F. Henzell and Graeme H. Pritchard

Aerial application of Magister in rice using the Bickley boom. Richard B. Warner, Bickley G. Thomas, Graham Barrett and Gordon Cumming

POLICY AND PLANNING

Biosecurity for Australia requires collective action from all stakeholders. Who should care about weeds and other pest incursions? Rob Delane and Sandra G. (Sandy) Lloyd

Planning for improved weed management in Victoria. David N. McKenzie

Assessing the financial implications of alternative investment options in weed control. John Weiss, Tereso A. Morfe and David McLaren

Victoria’s pest plant prioritisation process. John Weiss and David McLaren

Management of weeds in commercial timber plantations located in public drinking water source areas in Western Australia. Ray Fremlin

Statewide weed education: what works, and what doesn’t. Susan G. Donaldson and Claudene Wharton

Victorian serrated tussock management program. David Boyle

Management of weeds on state lands – a new policy and planning approach. Bruce J. Wilson, Glen W. Fisher, Jim Willmott and Salvo Vitelli

Problem + Research ¹ Weed Management Solution. Craig S. Walton, Clyde C. McGaw and Peter A. Mackey

WEED BIOLOGY

The ecology of saffron thistle in France and eastern Australia. Blair S. Grace, Andy W. Sheppard, Janine Vitou, Wal R.D.B. Whalley and Brian M. Sindel

Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Arechav.: seedling recruitment and survival in New Zealand. Shona Lamoureaux and Graeme Bourdôt

The effect of barley and Lolium rigidum plant densities on the biomass and spike density of the weed. Jordi Izquierdo, Jordi Recasens, César Fernández-Quintanilla and Gurjeet Gill

Predicting seedbank decay rates: the effects of field conditions on seed longevity and seedling recruitment in Echium plantagineum L. Andy Sheppard and Matthew Smyth

Invasion of indigenous vegetation in south-western Australia by Leptospermum laevigatum (Myrtaceae). Anya Lam and Eddie van Etten

Coolati or tambookie grass (Hyparrhenia hirta (L.) Stapf) – an introduced pasture grass with environmental weed potential. Sandra G. (Sandy) Lloyd and John Moore

Agro-ecology of Malva sp. in Western Australia. Pippa J. Michael, Julie A. Plummer and Kathryn J. Steadman

How fast do the seedbanks of five annual cropping weeds deplete in the absence of weed seed input? Sally C. Peltzer and Paul T. Matson

Effects of nitrogen, light and wet and dry heat treatments, on the germination of six perennial plant species from western Spain. María A. Pérez-Fernández, S. Rodríguez Echeverría, C.E. David Antonio and E. Calvo Magro

Effect of water supply on the germination of seven exotic and seven native species in Western Australia. María A. Pérez-Fernández, Byron B. Lamont, Anjanette L. Marwick and Wesley G. Lamont

Allelopathic responses of Parthenium hysterophorus L. on germination and seedling vigour in Sorghum vulgare L. and Cajanus cajan L. and control measures for the weed. G.P. Satsangi, J.N. Shrivastava, Sandhya Kumari and Nidhi Gangwar

Weeds threatening rehabilitation efforts on mine sites in the gold fields of Western Australia and. the Northern Territory: competition between Rumex vesicarius (Polygonaceae) and Australian native plant species and seedbank studies. Andrea Schatral and Joan M. Osborne

Seed quality and germination in wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum L.). Janine Vitou and John K. Scott

WEED MAPPING AND CONTROL

Weed mapping in the Blue Mountains – the BlueSpace experience. Lynton J. Auld and Christopher K. Banffy

Mapping environmental weeds in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, using high resolution infrared aerial photography. Neville D. Crossman and Jacob Kochergen

Southern African Plant Invaders Atlas (SAPIA) with particular reference to invasive Australian species. Lesley Henderson

Strategic management of bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata (L.) T.Norl.). Jeff Thomas and Andrew Leys

Modelling the biological control of bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera: Asteraceae) by Mesoclanis polana (Tephritidae). Rachel M. Stuart, Darren J. Kriticos and Julian E. Ash

HERBICIDE RESISTANCE

Frequency of glyphosate resistance in herbicide resistant annual ryegrass populations. John M. Matthews

Regression of herbicide resistance in some populations of annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaud.). John M. Matthews

Glyphosate resistance in northern New South Wales – a growing concern. Andrew Storrie and Tony Cook

The spread of herbicide resistant annual ryegrass pollen. Dawn Hawthorn-Jackson, Christopher Preston and Rob Davidson

Evolution of paraquat resistance in barley grass (Hordeum leporinum Link. and H. glaucum Steud.). Imam Hidayat, Mary A. Rieger and Christopher Preston

The ecological fitness of Amaranthus retroflexus and A. blitoides resistant to acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitors and atrazine. M. Sibony and B. Rubin

Glyphosate resistance in Lolium rigidum Gaud. in Australia. Debrah F. Lorraine-Colwill, Angela M. Wakelin and Christopher Preston

Herbicide resistance in the northern grain region of Australia: developments in research from 1993 to present. C.C. O’Donnell, S.W. Adkins and S.R. Walker

Weeds at risk of developing herbicide resistance in the different cropping systems of the northern region. Steve Walker, Vikki Osten, Andrew Storrie, Geoff Robinson, Tony Cook and. Kathryn Galea

Recent herbicide resistance research in New Zealand. Kerry C. Harrington

Ecological and population genetics of herbicide resistance: where to now? Paul Neve and Stephen B. Powles

Cross resistance of diflufenican-resistant wild radish to picolinafen. Aik Cheam and Siew Lee

Amaranthus tuberculatus (Mq. ex DC) J.D.Sauer: potential for selection of glyphosate resistance. Ian A. Zelaya and Micheal D.K. Owen

Potential benefits and risks associated with the introduction of herbicide-resistant transgenic cotton in Israel. Hagai Yasuor, Gil Tsuk and Baruch Rubin

Pattern and molecular basis of resistance to acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibiting herbicides in two Amaranthus species. M. Sibony and B. Rubin

Differential sensitivity to glyphosate among biotypes of common waterhemp (Amaranthus rudis Sauer). Reid J. Smeda and Christopher L. Schuster

Management of acetyl coA carboxylase inhibitor resistant wild oats in northern New South Wales. Andrew Storrie and Tony Cook

Experiences with glyphosate-resistant horseweed (Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq.) in the eastern United States. Mark VanGessel, Barbara Scott, and Quintin Johnson

HERBICIDE RESISTANCE SYMPOSIUM

Herbicide resistance – Australia vs. the rest of the world. Ian M. Heap

Impact of herbicide resistant crops in the Americas – a southern prospective. Ford L. Baldwin and Tomilea L. Baldwin

Impact of herbicide resistant crops in North America – a northern perspective. Micheal D.K. Owen and Ian A. Zelaya

Experience with herbicide resistance in Europe: global implications. Stephen R. Moss

Common mechanisms endowing herbicide resistance in weeds. Christopher Preston

How the agribusiness industry can respond to herbicide resistance in weeds. Peter Boutsalis

Western Australian agronomic research and development for resistance management. Michael Walsh

What Australian growers will adopt in managing herbicide resistance. Rick S. Llewellyn

COMMUNITY LINKS FOR SUCCESSFUL WEED MANAGEMENT

Weeds or wildflowers. Hazel E. Dempster

Weed control on the public-private land interface in Victoria – the ‘Good Neighbour Program’. Leigh C. Dennis

An integrated weed management strategy for Serpentine-Jarrahdale. Brett Dunn

Caring for Country: the rapidly developing formalised structure for land management on Aboriginal lands of the Top End. Michael Storrs, Mark Ashley and Matthew Brown

Enhancement of biological control of bridal creeper by using community as a resource. Tim L. Woodburn, Louise Morin, Kathryn L. Batchelor, Anthony Swirepik and. Joel Armstrong

How environmental weeds threaten bushland: ‘weeds or wildflowers’. Diane Matthews

INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT

Suppressing weeds in conservation farming. Deirdre Lemerle, Steve Sutherland, Eric Koetz and Alison Smith

Broadcast sowing, crop row spacing and crop density for the suppression of ryegrass in. wheat rotations. John Matthews

Competitiveness and persistence of wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum L.) in a wheat-lupin rotation. Abul Hashem and Nerys Wilkins

Impact of claying on grass weed management and profitability. John Blake and Sally Peltzer

Recent findings in physical and cultural weed control in Mediterranean Italy. Paolo Bàrberi and Anna-Camilla Moonen

Is continuous wheat a viable rotation option when challenged by herbicide resistant annual ryegrass populations? Alexandra Douglas

Integrated weed management (IWM) in perennial pasture using pasture and grazing management, herbicide strategies and biological control. R.K. Huwer, M.J. Neave, P.M. Dowling, W.M. Lonsdale, A.W. Sheppard, D.T. Briese and. D.L. Michalk

Weeds in systems with dryland cotton: a scoping study. Steve Walker, Vikki Osten, Ian Taylor and Anne Sullivan

WEED ECONOMICS

What are the future benefits of a change in the weed seedbank? Randall E. Jones, Oscar J. Cacho and Richard W. Medd

Managing risk: measuring the economic and other benefits of a herbicide dose strategy able to account for environmental variation. Thomas L. Nordblom, Randall E. Jones and Richard W. Medd

The economics of cultivation vs. herbicides vs. mulch control and cultivation under different tillage systems. Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeh

Estimating economic damages of non-indigenous invasive weeds on recreation using three analytical approaches. Mark E. Eiswerth, Wayne S. Johnson, Jeanmarie Agapoff, Tim D. Darden and. Thomas R. Harris

Net economic benefits of perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium L.) management. John R. Zimmerman, Mark E. Eiswerth, Loretta Singletary and Wayne S. Johnson

Distribution, economic impact and attitudes towards Chilean needlegrass (Nassella neesiana (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth) in Australia. David A. McLaren, Tereso A. Morfe and John Weiss

Benefit-cost analysis for biological control of Echium spp. (Paterson’s curse and related species) in Australia, 1972–2050. Thomas L. Nordblom, Matthew J. Smyth, Anthony Swirepik, Andrew W. Sheppard and. David T. Briese

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