Biological Weed Control
Biological weed control is an environmentally sustainable approach that involves the
use of living organisms such as insects, pathogens, grazing animals, or competitive
plants to suppress weed populations. With increasing concerns over herbicide
resistance, environmental contamination, and regulatory restrictions on chemical
herbicides, biological weed control has gained renewed attention worldwide.
This session focuses on the principles, successes, limitations, and future prospects
of biological weed control in agricultural and non-agricultural ecosystems, with
emphasis on integration with other weed management strategies.