Weed Research publishes topical and innovative papers on all aspects of weeds - weeds being defined as plants that adversely impact the economic, aesthetic, or environmental aspects of a system.

Our topics include weed biology and ecology, integrated weed management, herbicide resistance, invasive species, genetics and genomics, and novel weed control technology. We welcome submissions on work carried out in any part of the world. We are the official journal of the European Weed Research Society.

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Biology, Ecology, Distribution and Management of Large Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis)

Fernando H. Oreja, Andrea S. Vega, Eric Jones, Elba B. de la Fuente, 
  •  21 July 2025
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Initial Assessment of Salinity Tolerance in the Invasive Aquatic Weed Frogbit (Hydrocharis laevigata)

Adrian Renshaw, Michael J. M. Franklin, 
  •  13 July 2025
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Leaf mesophyll traits of Cirsium arvense and Artemisia vulgaris in relation to their harmfulness in agroecosystems

Larissa A. Ivanova, Anatoliy A. Khapugin, Anna A. Belozerova, Leonid A. Ivanov, 
  •  3 July 2025
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Effect of weather conditions on efficacy and residue amount of two acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibiting herbicides in spinach

Miroslav Jursík, Michaela Kolářová, Dana Schusterová, Josef Kučera, Jana Hajšlová, 
  •  1 July 2025
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The effects of organic and inorganic mulching on weed flora and composition in irrigated and non‐irrigated vineyards

Nazife Temel, Hilmi Torun, Serpil Tangolar, Semih Tangolar, Yücel Karaman, Nihat Tursun, 
  •  30 June 2025
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Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson: A new threat to agriculture in Europe and the Mediterranean region

Maor Matzrafi, Laura Scarabel, Andrea Milani, Duilio Iamonico, Joel Torra, Jordi Recasens, José María Montull, Josep Maria Llenes, Ioannis Gazoulis, Alexandros Tataridas, Baruch Rubin, Gabriel Pardo, Alicia Cirujeda, Ana Isabel Marí, Husrev Mennan, Panagiotis Kanatas, Mehmet Nedim Dogan, Roland Beffa, Ilias Travlos, 
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Occurrence of Amaranthus palmeri in Israeli agriculture: Status of spread and response to glyphosate and trifloxysulfuron

Jackline Abu-Nassar, Amit Wallach, Eilon Winkler, Hanan Eizenberg, Maor Matzrafi, 

Multiple resistance to EPSPS and ALS inhibitors in Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) identified in Turkey

Emine Kaya-Altop, Khawar Jabran, Firat Pala, Husrev Mennan, 
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The finger weeder cultivator for intra‐row mechanical weed control: Effects of uprooting force on selected weed species

Evyatar Asaf, Itai Shulner, Hila Bakshian, Omer Kapiluto, Hanan Eizenberg, Ran Nisim Lati, 

Herbicide‐resistant weeds from dryland agriculture in Argentina

Fernando H. Oreja, Natalia Moreno, Pedro E. Gundel, Roman B. Vercellino, Claudio E. Pandolfo, Alejandro Presotto, Valeria Perotti, Hugo Permingeat, Daniel Tuesca, Julio A. Scursoni, Ignacio Dellaferrera, Eduardo Cortes, Marcos Yanniccari, Martin Vila-Aiub, 
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Current and future glyphosate use in European agriculture

Paul Neve, Maor Matzrafi, Lena Ulber, Bàrbara Baraibar, Roland Beffa, Xavier Belvaux, Joel Torra Farré, Hüsrev Mennan, Björn Ringselle, Jukka Salonen, Josef Soukup, Sabine Andert, Rebecka Duecker, Emilio Gonzalez, Katerina Hamouzová, Isabella Karpinski, Ilias S. Travlos, Francesco Vidotto, Per Kudsk, 
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A comparison of seven innovative robotic weeding systems and reference herbicide strategies in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris L.) and rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)

Roland Gerhards, Peter Risser, Michael Spaeth, Marcus Saile, Gerassimos Peteinatos, 
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Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson reproduction system: Implications for distribution and management strategies

Ednaldo A. Borgato, Sara Ohadi, Caio A. C. G. Brunharo, Eric L. Patterson, Maor Matzrafi, 
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A new approach for modelling weed suppression of cover crops

Roland Gerhards, Matthias Schumacher, Michael Merkle, Waqas Ahmed Malik, Hans-Peter Piepho, 
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