EWRS Working Group:
Crop Weed interactions
WG Leader
Theo Verwijst
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Crop Production Ecology, Uppsala, Sweden
Theo Verwijst
Where do you work?
I work at the Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden (www.slu.se/en/).
What is your main task?
I am Professor in Short Rotation Forestry. My main task is research, education and supervision within the subject areas Short Rotation Forestry and Weed Biology and Weed Management.
What is your main interest in weed research?
My main interest in weed research is resource competition and crop-weed interactions.
Which activities do you plan to promote to reach the objectives of the Working Group?
Regular workshops (often in collaboration with other WGs) with interested parties (industry, research, advisors, farmers) and reports/media events highlighting the WG activities.