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The Role of Weed Science in Developing Countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

C. Parker
C. Parker*
Affiliation:
ARC Weed Research Organization, Begbroke Hill, Yarnton, Oxford OX5 1PF, U.K.
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When the topic of this talk was first discussed, it was suggested that I might deal with developments in weed science outside the USA, but one had only to pause for a moment to realise that this was a hopelessly vast topic which could not usefully be dealt with in one presentation. I had, therefore, to choose between discussing the advances occurring in the more developed territories such as Europe and Japan and the advances or lack of advance in the less developed countries. It was natural enough for me to narrow my discussion to the developing countries, not only because of my personal experience in this sphere, but also because I believe there is a great deal to consider in this context which is of relevance to the theme for today, namely “a positive concern for society”.

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Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 20 , Issue 5 , September 1972 , pp. 408 - 413
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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