UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Higher year-round average temperatures and altered precipitation patterns are just some of the changes being projected for many parts of the United States as scientists debate the possible impact of global warming. These potential new atmospheric conditions may mean big changes for all plants -- including the weeds that we struggle to keep out of crop fields and gardens.

The Northeastern Weed Science Society will address the effect of climate change on weeds during the general session of its 62nd annual meeting, Jan. 8-10, at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel in Philadelphia. The Penn State Department of Crop and Soil Sciences will serve as the host institution for the conference.

The conference will give scientists, educators and industry personnel an opportunity to discuss how climate change will influence weeds, as well as other topics related to weed management in various settings. The event also will include sessions on agronomy, ornamentals, turfgrass and plant-growth regulators, weed biology and ecology; and a turf managers symposium titled “The Latest in Plant Growth Regulators for Turfgrass Use.”

Additional meeting details, conference schedule and registration information are available online at www.newss.org/annualmeeting.php, or by contacting weed science society secretary/treasurer Chris Becker by email at becker89@fltg.net or by phone at 607-342-3610. Walk-in registrations will be accepted as space allows. The registration fee of $180 covers all sessions and materials; single-day registration is $80. The conference has been submitted to all Northeastern Weed Science member states for Pesticide License Recertification and to the American Society of Agronomy for CCA certification credits.

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