As part of a wider intent to develop a plant sentinel network involving botanic gardens and arboreta throughout New Zealand, we undertook a study of host-herbivore relationships in the pinetum of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens. Such a network could greatly assist with risk assessments and...

Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King and H. Robinson (Asteraceae), commonly known as Siam weed, is a notorious agricultural and environmental weed, and can cause allergenic effects in humans and health impacts if cattle consume the weed. In preliminary roadside distribution surveys conducted in...

Weeds are known to reduce crop yield, their entry to a country, therefore, must be prevented Weeds are also known as invasive alien plant species. They have bilogical characters that support their behaviour. Those characters specified by many scientists were integrated to identify them. The...

This proceedings contains papers focusing on the recent changes in weed science research and practice that are targeting improved food quality and production security. Topics covered include: (1) sustainable weed management in, (2) weed solution for, (3) threats and risks within, and (4) economics...