1. Summer School on “Weed Mapping as a Tool in Plant Ecology and Weed Management”
This event will be organized by the European Weed Research Society (EWRS) Weed Mapping Working Group in cooperation with:
Scope
Target group
Registration
Graduate students and limited number of Institutions scientists to take knowledge and experience in implementation of classical and new tools (methods) in weed mapping through theoretical courses and practical training in fields.
20-25 students, with at least 4 semesters, MSc, Ph.D. students and a limited number of professionals in weed science, agronomy, crop protection or plant ecology.
Applications should be send to
Dr Michaela Kolarova
Present fee calculations:
a)125 € for students as early bird registration, 250 € for late registration.
b)300 € for professionals
Early bird registration should be completed by March 1st
The program committee will decide on acceptance of early bird applicants by April 1st and thereafter the students have to deposit their fee by April 15th. Final acceptance will be confirmed thereafter.
Free positions for late applications will be announced after April 15th. Due to the great interest we expect, however, that thereafter only a few places will be left.
The University of Life Sciences Prague has already reserved rooms in the dormitories for potential participants. The price of accommodation, lunches and dinners is included in the registration fee.
Please, provide us with a short CV of your University or Professional career and consider the times for visa applications if required.
Benefits
Certificate of attendance, (ECTS)
Objectives
Methodological training in the collection of data
Identification of weed frequency ranks
Introduction to specific statistics and geostatistical tools
Analysis of results in relation to environmental and farm data
Analysis of the spatial weed distribution
Production of weed maps
Applications in precision weed control
Venue: Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
Duration of the program: 6 days
Tentative date: July, 2018
Weed mapping
Literature
Mueller- Dombois, D. and Ellenberg, H. (1974). Aims and methods of vegetation ecology. Wiley – reprint by Blackburn
Van der Maarel E. and Franklin J.(ed.) (2005). Vegetation Ecology. Wiley-Blackwell
Kent, M. (2011). Vegetation description and data analysis. A practical approach. Wiley- Blackwell
Kraehmer, H. (ed.) Atlas of weed mapping. Wiley-Blackwell
Thematic issues
Application areas: arable weeds, vegetation of pastures and meadows, invasive weeds, rare weeds, resistant weeds.
Assessments methods for different crops and scale approaches.
Statistical methods for spatial and non-spatial statistical evaluation.
Preparation and interpretation of maps.
Implementation in weed management strategies .
Contact persons:
Prof. Falia Economou Agric. Univ. of Athens
Dr. Hansjoerg Kraehmer (Kraehmer- former EWRS President
Michaela Kolarova Assist. Prof., Czech Univ. of Life Sciences Prague