EWRS Working Group:

Parasitic Weeds

WG Leader

Maurizio Vurro


Italian National Research Council


Institute of Sciences of Food Production, BARI, Italy

Maurizio Vurro

Where do you work?

Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, Bari, Italy.

What is your main task?

Fungal plant pathogens and natural metabolites for weed control.

What is your main interest in weed research? 

Biological control of weeds; Parasitic weeds;

Which activities do you plan to promote to reach the objectives of the Working Group?

Promote joint research within the WG; organize WG meetings on specific topics; organize workshops with other WGs on topics of common interests; keep contacts with other Scientific Societies, e.g. the International Parasitic Plant Society 

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