ISWS Biennial Conference

"Climate-smart Weed Management for Global Food Security"
28-30 November, 2024
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Call for Papers



Submission of abstract

The participants are invited to submit their abstracts. Abstracts of all the papers should be submitted online only as per the guidelines available on the website. Abstract submitted for Oral presentation will be reviewed and selected on merit for inclusion in the programme. All abstracts submitted for Poster presentation will also be reviewed and accepted. Abstracts not conforming to the guidelines will not be accepted. If an abstract is submitted for an Oral presentation, but not accepted as a platform presentation, the authors will be invited to present it as Poster instead. Only one abstract will be allowed as a senior author. Notification of acceptance/rejection of the paper will be sent via email to the corresponding author only. No paper will be included in the proceedings without the payment of registration fee.

The deadline for submitting abstract to ISWS-BC-2024 has been extended
The new deadline is October 25th, 2024


How to submit an abstract

You will have to register first in order to submit a abstract online.

After login your page and submit your abstract as per the format.

Each first author is entitled to submit one contribution, i.e. one talk or one poster. To submit an abstract of your contribution, please follow the instructions on the online submission form and fill in the appropriate fields.

The abstract should be within 450 to 550 words.

Theme: Climate-smart Weed Management for Global Food Security


The conference would cover the following sub-themes related to Weed Science

Weed biology, ecology and physiology
Integrated weed management
Climate-smart weed management
Parasitic weed management
Weed control in aquatic and non-cropped land ecosystems
Novel herbicides, new modes of action, herbicide formulations and adjuvants
Herbicide behaviour in soil and water
Plant-soil microbiome and weed management
Herbicide resistance in weeds and crops and its management
Biological weed control
Weed Risk Assessment, management and quarantine methods
Utilization of weeds
Role of education and extension in weed science
Digital technologies in weed science/management