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CAWS ORATION

Invasive alien species – are we up to the challenge? H.A. Mooney, E.S. Zavaleta and R.J. Hobbs

PLENERY

Riparian vegetation – degraded, invaded, transformed. Towards a conceptual framework for management. David M. Richardson

BAYER CROPSCIENCE SYMPOSIUM: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CROP WEED MANAGEMENT

New developments in weed management from industry. Martin Hess, Arno Schulz, Hermann Stuebler and Hansjoerg Kraehmer

Evolving on-farm weed management systems: the Canadian experience. Robert E. Blackshaw

SYMPOSIUM: CHANGING CLIMATES IN AUSTRALIA: WHAT MIGHT IT MEAN FOR WEEDS

Climate change and weed management in Australian farming systems. Peter Hayman and Victor Sadras

Predicting the potential geographic distribution of weeds in 2080. Darren J. Kriticos, Neil S. Alexander and Shaun M. Kolomeitz

Assessing the potential impacts of climate change on weeds in New South Wales: establishing priorities. Rachael Gallagher, Linda Beaumont, Paul O. Downey, Lesley Hughes and Michelle R. Leishman

NATIONAL INITIATIVES

Is it all just WoNS and the same? Successes and challenges in the management of WoNS across Australia. Sarah Holland Clift, Hillary Cherry, Andrew Petroeschevsky and Peter Austin

National weed containment and eradication zones: challenges, successes and lessons learned. Hillary Cherry, Sandy Leighton, Andrew Clark and Peter Austin

Developing best practice manuals for Weeds of National Significance. Marc Carter, Andrew Clark and Elissa van Oosterhout

Defeating the Weed Menace R&D: researching the impacts of change on weed invasion. Judy Lambert

Towards cooperative national arrangements for weed spread prevention – the saga continues. Mirranie J. Barker

A national protocol for post-border weed risk management. J.G. Virtue and F.D. Panetta

Raising the profile of weeds – are we on track? Peter Martin

SYMPOSIUM: ANIMAL DISPERSAL OF WEEDS: MANAGING WEEDS, NATIVE PLANT REGENERATION AND FAUNA REQUIREMENTS

Opportunities for managing the dispersal of fleshy-fruited invasive plants. Carl R. Gosper and Gabrielle Vivian-Smith

Murraya paniculata: what is the potential for this popular ornamental plant to become an environmental weed? Eve M. White, Gabrielle Vivian-Smith and Carl R. Gosper

A moving feast: the influence of landscape context on bird-mediated seed rain into conservation areas. S. Anderson, S. Heiss-Dunlop and J. Flohr

Refining melastome dispersal modes in rain forest landscapes. Daniel J. Metcalfe, Helen Murphy, David Westcott, Travis Sydes and Gabrielle Vivian-Smith

Seeing the forest through the weeds: frugivorous birds and rainforest regeneration in subtropical regrowth dominated by camphor laurel. Wendy Neilan, Carla Catterall, John Kanowski and Stephen McKenna

Land use and feral olives in the Adelaide Hills. David A. Cooke

Incorporating dispersal ecology into the management of plant invasions. David A. Westcott and Andrew J. Dennis

Scientific approaches to selecting weed replacement plants for use by frugivorous birds. Carl R. Gosper and Gabrielle Vivian-Smith

SYMPOSIUM: ACHIEVING SOCIAL AND POLICY CHANGE FOR BETTER WEED MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES

Optimising government investment at different stages of the weed invasion process. Tereso A. Morfe and John Weiss

Weed proofing Australia: a way forward on invasive garden plants. Andreas Glanznig

‘Turn the tap off before you mop up the spill’: exploring a permitted-list approach to regulations over the sale and interstate movement of potentially invasive plants in the States and Territories of Australia. Steve Csurhes, Rod Randall, Christian Goninon, Alice Beilby, Stephen Johnson and John E. Weiss

Insights into motivations and barriers for weed control in grazing districts of southern Australia. A.W. van der Meulen, I.J. Reeve and B.M. Sindel

Changing perceptions in a changing climate: invasive plant species management in Mediterranean landscapes. Douglas Bardsley and Gareth Edwards-Jones

Victorian local government managing weeds in a changing climate. Naree Atkinson and Nina Rogers

Measuring the level of public weed awareness. Peter Martin

Weedbusters New Zealand in a changing social environment. Carolyn Lewis and Ian Popay

Weeds: new strategies for an old problem. Paul Martin

BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF CROP WEEDS

Logic, not convention, should dictate methodology: spatial pattern as a case study. Roger D. Cousens

The germination ecology of common heliotrope (Heliotropium europaeum L.). James R. Hunt, Roger D. Cousens and Sue E. Knights

The effect of rhizome fragment length and burial depth on Physalis viscosa L. survival. Steven Faulkner and Ken Young

Morphology and molecular characterisation of Echinochloa species in the northern grain region. Michelle D. Keenan, Steve Walker, Michael Widderick, Mandy Christopher, Brian Sindel, Ian Taylor and Hanwen Wu

Biology and management of flaxleaf fleabane (Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist). Hanwen Wu, Steve Walker, Ian Taylor and Geoff Robinson

Pod and seed coat factors in seed dormancy of wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum L.). Seyed V. Eslami, Gurjeet S. Gill, Bill Bellotti and Glenn McDonald

Russian thistle (Salsola spp.) biology and management. Frank L. Young

Seed viability and dormancy in roly poly (Salsola tragus L.) populations. Catherine Borger, John K. Scott, Michael Walsh and Stephen Powles

Does Polymeria take-all? Competition for water and nutrients between Polymeria longifolia (Polymeria take-all) and cotton. Stephen B. Johnson and Brian M. Sindel

Is seed dispersal density-dependent? M.S. Taghizadeh and R.D. Cousens

Sowing method and sowing rate effects on wheat and annual ryegrass competition. Abul Hashem and Glen P. Riethmuller

Biology and management of red dodder – a new threat to the grains industry. Abul Hashem, Daya Patabendige and Chris Roberts

Seed dormancy in Papaver rhoeas is affected by the time of emergence of mother plants. Joel Torra and Jordi Recasens

Can a lab test predict field persistence of weed seeds? Rowena L. Long, Kathryn J. Steadman, F. Dane Panetta, Renée M. Bekker, Robin Probert and Steve W. Adkins

Phenotypic plasticity of sowthistle and its offspring in response to light availability. S-Zahra-Hosseini Cici, Jim Hanan, Brian Sindel and Steve Adkins

Genetic variation within and among silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.) populations in South Australia. Victoria Hawker, Christopher Preston and Jeanine Baker

ENVIRONMENTAL WEEDS

Environmental weeds along New Zealand roadsides: an initial assessment. Susan M. Timmins, Mark Smale, Jon J. Sullivan and Peter A. Williams

Ecology of Lilium formosanum Wallace and implications for management. Susie Warner, A.C. Grice and J.A. Duggin

Predicting weed seed persistence in the soil: hydration cycles enhance seed longevity. Rowena L. Long, Kathryn J. Steadman, F. Dane Panetta and Steve W. Adkins

A succulent escape in the arid lands of southern Australia – carrion flower (Orbea variegata). Iggy Honan

Conflicting values of topped lavender Lavandula stoechas L.: the essential oil on a complex issue. Heidi Nicholson

Control of the environmental weeds Reynoutria japonica and Bryonia cretica. T.K. James, A. Rahman and A.I. Popay

Functional diversity of native and invasive plant species in tropical rainforests. Helen T. Murphy, David A. Westcott and Dan J. Metcalfe

Gorse and broom in the Adelaide Hills: effect of invasive species on soil microbial biomass and nutrients. Alice M. Dewar, José M. Facelli, Petra Marschner, F. Andrew Smith and F. Dane Panetta

Impacts of Hyparrhenia hirta (L.) Stapf (Coolatai grass) on native vegetation in a travelling stock route in northern New South Wales. V.K. Chejara, C. Nadolny, P. Kristiansen, R.B.D. Whalley and B.M. Sindel

Regrowth of blackberry two years after the 2003 wildfires in Victoria. Nigel Ainsworth and Franz Mahr

Bellyache bush: a resilient shrub in northern Australia. Wayne Vogler

Using herbicide to control century plant (Agave americana): implications for management. Douglas C. Bickerton

Seasonal timing of glyphosate application: impacts on native plant communities in a north Australian tropical savanna. Kristine Brooks, Samantha A. Setterfield and Michael M. Douglas

Bumblebees: implications of a new super-pollinator in mainland Australia. Rachel E. McFadyen and Sandy G. Lloyd

Slow down and smell the vanilla lilies. Peter Tucker

Trait differences between exotic and native species within a long-grazed temperate grassland on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. Anita C. Chalmers

Integrated management of hybrid mesquite: a collaborative fight against one of Australia’s worst woody weeds. Linda J. Anderson, Rieks D. van Klinken, Robert J. Parr, Richard Climas and David Barton

Best-practice chemical control of English broom (Cytisus scoparius) evaluated in Alpine National Park, Victoria, through adaptive experimental management program. Cathy Allan, Lynise Wearne, Jodi Price, Marie Keatley and Paula Tumino

The dynamics of Lantana camara L. invasion of subtropical rainforest in south-east Queensland. Daniel H. Stock and Clyde Wild

Mimosa pigra in Queensland. J.S. Vitelli, B.A. Madigan and K.J. Worsley

The distribution of western Cape form of bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides) in South Australia and Victoria. Robin B. Coles, Katrina L. Willing, John G. Conran and Dennis Gannaway

Developing a bush regeneration plan to restore degraded habitat. Tiffany Knott and Mellesa Schroder

Rhamnus, rats and Rangitoto. A. Ian Popay, Trevor James and Phil Brown

Site- versus species-based approaches to weed management in Australia. Paul O. Downey and Andrew W. Sheppard

Seed coat morphology of Parkinsonia aculeata L. and pattern of heat-induced fractures. Kenneth A. Scott

Reproductive phenology of Pennisetum pedicellatum. Samantha Setterfield, Michael Douglas, Jane Barratt and Kristine Brooks

Medicinal herbs and weeds in colonial Victoria. John Dwyer

Management of horsetail species using herbicides. Nigel Ainsworth, Lalith Gunasekera and Julio Bonilla

Controlling gorse seedbanks. John Moore, Libby Sandiford, Liz Austen and Grey Poulish

Taro (Colocasia esculenta Schott): effects of removal on the natural biodiversity of a fresh water wetland and implications for restoration of similar habitats. Kate Brown and Grazyna Paczkowska

Control of Arctotheca calendula amongst the critically endangered Corrigin grevillea Grevillea scapigera on translocation sites in the wheatbelt of Western Australia. I.R. (Bob) Dixon

The distribution of Rorippa sylvestris, creeping yellow cress in South Australia. Robin B. Coles

How bad is blackberry in south-west Australia? P.B. Yeoh, L. Fontanini, R.J. Cranfield and J.K. Scott

Molecular identification of invasive Billardiera fusiformis genotypes from the indigenous populations in Western Australia. Anna M. Williams, Guijun Yan, Eligio Bruzzese and Helen Spafford Jacob

What does genetic variation in one-leaf Cape tulip (Moraea flaccida) populations in Australia tell us: implications for classical biological control? Deborah Blackman, Jeanine Baker and Christopher Preston

Africanising the tropical woodlands: canopy loss and tree death following gamba grass

Andropogon gayanus invasion. Keith Ferdinands, Samantha Setterfield, Michael Douglas and Jane Barratt

WEEDS AND MINES

Ecological control of weeds on mine sites across Australia. Sean M. Bellairs

Developing closure criteria for weeds on Ranger mine. Mark R. Gardener, Jane Addison, Anne Ferguson, Peter Bayliss and Andrew Speechly

The impact of uncontrolled weeds on the rehabilitation success of Nabarlek uranium mine in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Peter Bayliss, Sean M. Bellairs, Judy Manning, Kirrilly Pfitzner, Howard Smith, Mark Gardenerand Greg Calvert

Identification, persistence and management of environmental weeds in bauxite mine rehabilitation in Western Australia. Melanie A. Norman and Carl D. Grant

Weed management on Ranger and Jabiluka mineral leases. Bronwyn Bidoli, Mark R. Gardener, Jane Addison and Andrew Speechly

CROP WEED MANAGEMENT

Chemical control of weedy rice in pre-germinated wet seeded rice in Thailand. Chanya Maneechote, Somsak Samanwong, Rungsit Suwanketnikom and Sansanee Jamjod

Participatory adaptation of an Integrated Weed Management strategy for wet direct-seeded rice in the Philippines. M.C. Casimero, E.C. Martin, D.K.M. Donayre, J.C. Beltran, E.M. Talon, J. Argumento, C.A. Arroyo, S.P. Marsh and R.S. Llewellyn

Improving competitive ability of chickpea with sowthistle. S-Zahra-Hosseini Cici, Paul Kristiansen and Brian M. Sindel

Use of glyphosate as a clearance treatment for groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) production in humid savannah in central Cameroon. Lindsey Norgrove

Improving rice-based cropping systems in north-west Bangladesh. M.A. Mazid, C.R. Riches, A.M. Mortimer, L.J. Wade and D.E. Johnson

Windrow management for annual ryegrass control: bury, burn or bomb? Sally C. Peltzer and Paul Matson

Forage management effects on annual ryegrass density and cereal grain yields. Viv F. Burnett, Tim M. Enshaw and Steve J. Sutherland

Weed seed persistence with changing farming practices in southern Queensland. Steve Walker, Bruce Wilson, Hanwen Wu, Michael Widderick and Ian Taylor

Weeds and summer crop row spacing studies in Queensland. Vikki Osten, Hanwen Wu, Steven Walker, Glen Wright and Alison Shields

Crop row orientation induced photo-sensory effect on the competitive interactions of crops and weeds. Shahab Pathan, Abul Hashem and Catherine Borger

Metribuzin tolerance of EGA Eagle Rock wheat. Harmohinder S. Dhammu and David F. Nicholson

Positioning the second generation of herbicide tolerant cotton varieties – Roundup Ready Flex® and Liberty Link® cottons – into Australia cotton farming systems: opportunities and threats. Graham W. Charles and Ian N. Taylor

Grain legume herbicide research in the USA after Roundup-Ready soybean – prickly lettuce and mayweed chamomile. Joseph P. Yenish, Rodney R. Rood and John Nelson

Clearfield™ wheat to control hard-to-kill weeds. Abul Hashem, Alex Douglas and Catherine Borger

Managing weeds through rotations in Central West New South Wales. Annie Johnson

Temporal dynamics of weed populations in arable fields using long-term site-specific weed control. D. Dicke and W. Kühbauch

Weeds seed bank changes for annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaudin) and other species under a range of farm management practices on the Liverpool Plains of northern New South Wales. Sandeep Narwal, Brian M. Sindel and Robin S. Jessop

The importance of patent status to ‘public’ investment in herbicide use research and development. Bronwyn Crowe, Bob Lindner and Rick Llewellyn

Critical period of cotton weed control in the Zambezi valley. Z. Mavunganidze, A.B. Mashingaidze, O.A. Chivinge, C. Riches, J. Ellis-Jones and M. Mutenje

Wild radish-lupin competition: difference in the competitive ability of lupin cultivars. Abul Hashem, Shahab Pathan and Bob French

Impacts of summer fallow weeds on soil nitrogen and wheat in the southern, western and northern Australian grain regions. Vikki Osten, Abul Hashem, Eric Koetz, Deirdre Lemerle, Shahab Pathan and Glen Wright

Can effective weed management be obtained by grouping species by lifecycle? Case studies from the cotton industry. Stephen. B. Johnson

Promoting best management practice for weed control in Central West New South Wales. Annie Johnson

Effects of soil pH on isoxaflutole injury to tolerant and sensitive chickpea genotypes. Avishek Datta, Brian Sindel, Robin Jessop, Craig Birchall, Chris Guppy and Warwick Felton

Potential of triallate in combination with chlorsulfuron to control multiple herbicide resistant metabolism-based Lolium rigidum. Roberto Busi and Stephen Powles

Effect of diversification of rice-wheat cropping system on weed population and weed dry weight. R.C. Samui, Subhendu Mondal and Debtanu Dash

Phalaris spp. competition with wheat using an additive design series. Ashish Bhan and R.J. Froud-Williams

Investigation of single and integrated application of different herbicides on chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) yield and its components in winter sowing. A.R. Yousefi and H.M. Alizadeh

Integration of mechanical methods and herbicides in controlling weeds of soybean (Glycine max). R. Abbasi, H.M. Alizadeh, H.Z. Khanghah and Kh.T. Jahromi

Canopy interference of chickpea with sowthistle – model development. S-Zahra-Hosseini Cici, Steve Adkins, Brian Sindel and Jim Hanan

Tolerance of narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) to isoxaflutole and carfentrazone-ethyl. Ping Si, Mark Sweetingham and Bevan Buirchell

National training for grains advisers on integrated weed management. John Cameron, Andrew Storrie and Peter Martin

MAPPING AND REGIONAL WEED MANAGEMENT

Development and implementation of monitoring protocols to evaluate the effectiveness of weed management programs. Kelly Raymond, Glen Jameson, Marie Keatley and Cameron Miller

Concept of weed mapping and monitoring using online virtual globes. Matthias Backes, Daniel Schumacher and Lutz Plümer

Tackling weeds on private land. Helen Anderson and Beth Jones

Building the capacity of Victorian Municipal Councils to manage weeds. Stephen Young

Leading the community in gorse control – Victorian Gorse Task Force. Sharyn Williams and Hamish Hurley

Engaging organisations for improved weed management. Mark Farrer

When science meets policy – nassella tussock in New Zealand as a case study. Laurence P. Smith and Shona L. Lamoureaux

Onion weed: pest or perception? John L. Pitt, John G. Virtue and Leah J. Feuerherdt

Risk of weed movement through vehicles, plant and equipment: results from a Victorian study. Michael Moerkerk

Rural lands incentives program and gardens for wildlife. Paul R. Marynissen and Diane M. Campbell

Using networks to understand source and sink relationships to manage weeds in a riparian zone. R.A. Lawes and R.R.J. McAllister

Development of a manual for mapping Weeds of National Significance. Leanne Brown and Richard Thackway

Using temporal sequences of Landsat™ imagery to detect trends in Acacia nilotica in the Mitchell grass plains. R.A. Lawes and J.F. Wallace

Hyperspectral remote sensing of invasive plants: detecting lianas in Panama. Karen L. Castro-Esau

A catchment approach to parkinsonia control – can it be done? Roger Landsberg, Marie Vitelli, Bob Shepherd, Ramon Jayo and Raye Whalan

HERBICIDE RESISTANCE

Frequency, distribution and mechanisms of herbicide resistance in Western Australian wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum L.) populations: a review. Michael J. Walsh, Shane Friesen and Stephen B. Powles

Herbicide resistance testing of Lolium rigidum by commercial institutions. Peter Boutsalis and John Broster

Herbicide resistance prevention and management in the northern cropping region through extension and education. Michael Widderick, Steve Walker, Andrew Storrie, Vikki Osten and Kathryn Galea

Weed and pollen mobility and social costs of herbicide resistance. Sally P. Marsh, David J. Pannell and Rick S. Llewellyn

Simulating weed persistence and herbicide resistance in the northern grain region using a validated crop growth model with extensions for seedbank dynamics and mating. David Thornby, Steven R. Walker and Jeremy P.M. Whish

Predicting the rate of glyphosate resistance evolution in glyphosate tolerant cotton systems in Australia. Jeff Werth, Christopher Preston, Jeanine Baker, Grant Roberts and Ian Taylor

Management of trifluralin resistance in annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaudin) in southern Australia. Peter Boutsalis, Christopher Preston and John Broster

Can a shikimate assay be used to determine the genotype of glyphosate resistant plants for population genetic studies? Christopher Preston, Dale L. Shaner, Philip Westra, A. Stanley Culpepper, Timothy Grey, William K. Vencill and Angela Wakelin

The cost of glyphosate resistance: is there a fitness penalty associated with glyphosate resistance in annual ryegrass? Angela M. Wakelin and Christopher Preston

Spread of resistance to acetolactate synthase inhibiting herbicides in a wind borne, self-pollinated weed, Lactuca serriola L. (prickly lettuce). Jeanine Baker, Yi Qing Lu and Christopher Preston

Status of resistance to acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase inhibitors in French populations of black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.). Yosra Menchari, Bruno Chauvel, Jean Philippe Guillemin and Christophe Délye

Resistance to acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides in Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC. Christopher Preston

Resistance to acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides in Echium plantagineum L. Christopher Preston

A national assessment of serrated tussock resistance to the herbicide flupropanate in Australia. D.A. McLaren, S. Ramasamy, A.C. Lawrie, G. Pritchard and T.A. Morfe

Resistance to acetyl-Coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase)-inhibiting herbicides in Bromus spp. in Australia. Peter Boutsalis and Christopher Preston

A Lolium rigidum biotype with multiple resistant to glyphosate, paraquat and ACCase herbicides. Qin Yu, Andrew Cairns and Stephen Powles

Herbicide resistant sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus L.) in South Australia, northern New South Wales and Queensland. Robin S. St. John-Sweeting, Christopher Preston, Jeanine Baker, Steve Walker and Michael Widderick

Preliminary investigations of the effect of pollen competition on gene flow in the wind pollinated species annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaud.). Jeanine Baker and Christopher Preston

An experimental approach to study fitness penalty in trifluralin resistant biotypes of Lolium rigidum. Benjamin J. Fleet, Gurjeet S. Gill, Christopher Preston and David R. Coventry

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Impact evaluation of weed biological control in Australia: lessons from a quantitative review. Adele M. Reid

Costs associated with declaring organisms through the Biological Control Act when conflicts of interest threaten weed biological control projects. David A. McLaren, William A. Palmer and Tereso A. Morfe

Biocontrol of weeds in the Northern Territory: what has it achieved? Blair Grace, Janine Paynter, Rieks van Klinken and Laura Wirf

Blackberry: treading a prickly path to effective biological control in Australia. Robin J. Adair and Eligio Bruzzese

Advancements in biocontrol of Mimosa pigra in the Northern Territory. Bronwyn M. Routley and Laura A. Wirf

Additional strains of Phragmidium violaceum released for the biological control of blackberry. L. Morin, R. Aveyard, K.L. Batchelor, K.J. Evans, D. Hartley and M. Jourdan

Broom rust in Australia. Louise Morin, Jean-Louis Sagliocco, Diana Hartley, John R. Hosking, Phil Cramond and Bill Washington

Biological control of brooms in Australia: an update. Andy W. Sheppard, John R. Hosking, Jean-Louis Sagliocco, Thierry Thomann, Paul O. Downey and Raelene M. Kwong

Establishment, initial impact and persistence of parthenium summer rust Puccinia melampodii in north Queensland. Kunjithapatham Dhileepan, Singarayar K. Florentine and Catherine J. Lockett

Parkinsonia aculeata: surveys for natural enemies, native range ecological studies and prospects for biological control. Tim A. Heard

A preliminary investigation of dieback on Parkinsonia aculeata. Naomi Diplock, Vic Galea, Rieks van Klinken and Alan Wearing

Evaluation of plant disease for control of alligator weed in Australia. Ross L. Gilbert, Geoff M. Gurr, Michael J. Priest and Sharon Nielsen

Current status of research on potential biological control agents for Nassella neesiana and Nassella trichotoma (Poaceae) in Australia. Freda E. Anderson, Marina L. Díaz and David A. McLaren

Retrospective host testing of Aconophora compressa; reproduction and survival on the target weed, Lantana camara and non-target species. Andrew G. Manners, Gimme H. Walter, William A. Palmer, K. Dhileepan and Graeme T. Hastwell

Biological control of cat’s claw creeper (Macfadyena unguis-cati): the potential of the leaf-tying pyralid moth (Hypocosmia pyrochroma). Elizabeth L. Snow, Michelle A. Rafter, Jayd McCarthy, Wilmot Senaratne, Mariano Treviño and Kunjithapatham Dhileepan

The use of models in long-term post-release biological control evaluation. Nikki M. Sims, Yvonne M. Buckley, Myron P. Zalucki and Adele Reid

Leaf-sucking tingid (Carvalhotingis visenda): a potential biological control agent for cat’s claw creeper (Macfadyena unguis-cati). Mariano Treviño, Elizabeth Snow, Wilmot Seneratne, Cathryn Conrad and Kunjithapatham Dhileepan

Genetic variability of wheel cactus (Opuntia robusta H.L.Wendl. ex Pfeiff.) and cochineal (Dactylopius spp.): implications for biological control. Justin C. Williams, Jeanine Baker, Mike A. Keller and John G. Virtue

Impact of the rust fungus Puccinia myrsiphylli on the below-ground biomass of bridal creeper. Louise Morin, Adele Reid and Anthony J. Willis

What is responsible for the low establishment rates of the South African Crioceris sp. leaf beetle on bridal creeper infestations in Australia? Michael Neave, Louise Morin and Adele Reid

WEED ERADICATION

The branched broomrape eradication program in Australia. Philip Warren

Defining the distribution of branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa L.) by tracing the movement of potential vectors for the spread of seed. Nick Secomb

Sampling for detection of branched broomrape. Ray Correll and Steve Marvanek

Sampling challenges in detecting branched broomrape seed bank decline. Anna M. Williams, John G. Virtue, Che DeDear and Tom McInerney

Seed bank and seed bank reduction of Orobanche ramosa in South Australia. John Matthews, Darryl Miegel and Dorothee Hayton

Potential use of isothiocyanates in branched broomrape eradication. John G. Virtue, Che DeDear, Mark J. Potter and Mary Rieger

Planning and undertaking a national delimiting survey for Chromolaena odorata. P. Maher, C. Vanderwoude, J.C. Scanlan, B. Davis and S. Funkhouser

Long-term control and eradication of gorse – a model from the West Coast of Tasmania. Andrew Laird and Sandy Leighton

Progress towards the eradication of two tropical weeds. Simon J. Brooks and Kylie E. Galway

Lobed needle grass: management strategies for a Priority Agricultural Sleeper Weed, National Environmental Alert List weed and State Prohibited Weed in Victoria. Michael Hansford

Athel pine in the Northern Territory: a strategic approach to eradication. Chris Brown and Blair Grace

Herbicides for the control of branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa). John Matthews, Darryl Miegel and Dorothee Hayton

Mineral nutrients affect the production of strigolactones, germination stimulants for root parasitic weeds, by host plants. Kaori Yoneyama, Hitoshi Sekimoto, Yasutomo Takeuchi and Koichi Yoneyama

Effects of fluridone and norflurazon on seed conditioning and germination of root parasitic weeds, Orobanche minor, Striga asiatica and S. hermonthica. Dai Kusumoto, Sang Heon Chae, Kaori Yoneyama, Koichi Yoneyama, Takao Yokota and Yasutomo Takeuchi

Characterisation of strigolactones, germination stimulants for root parasitic weeds and branching factors for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, produced by various plants. Koichi Yoneyama, Ayman A. Awad, Xie Xiaonan, Dai Kusumoto, Yasutomo Takeuchi, Kaori Yoneyama, Hitoshi Sekimoto, Takao Yokota, Takanori Kashihara, Kohki Akiyama and Hideo Hayashi

ECONOMICS OF WEEDS

Predicting the economic benefits and costs of introducing new biological control agents for Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius into New Zealand: how much will biological control of broom harm the New Zealand beekeeping industry? Quentin Paynter, Hugh Gourlay, Paul Peterson, Julia Wilson-Davey and Simon Fowler

Control of invasive species: lessons from miconia in Hawaii. Brooks Kaiser, Kimberly Burnett and James Roumasset

A bioeconomic framework for assessing the impacts of weeds in Queensland. Tessie Tumaneng-Diete, Jim Binney, Marc Bryant and Phil Maher

A matrix model for the management of perennial weeds in the North Queensland rangelands system: application to Ziziphus mauritiana (Lam.). Andrew Zull, Oscar Cacho and Roger Lawes

Estimating the returns on investment of a Cooperative Research Centre: the case of the Invasive Plants CRC. Randall Jones, Garry Griffith and David Vere

WEED RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT

Managing weeds in Australian botanical gardens. Roger D. Spencer

Serious potential, new and emerging weeds promoted in the horticultural media. Kate Blood

Perennial pasture conflicts: is there a way through? Rieks D. van Klinken, Margaret Friedel and Tony Grice

‘Weeding’ out high weed risk species from pasture breeding programs: introducing an environmental weed risk management process into the CRC for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity. Lynley Stone

Spatial distribution of invading weeds: implications for detectability and management. Art J. Diggle, Marta Monjardino and John Moore

A Weed Risk Management system for the Northern Territory. Samantha Setterfield, Alice Beilby, Michael Douglas, John Clarkson, Jane Barratt, Keith Ferdinands, Blair Grace and Laura Wirf

Current practice in applying CLIMATE for weed risk assessment in Australia. Leanne Brown, Simon Barry, David Cunningham and Mary Bomford

The importance of vegetative seedling traits in distinguishing herbaceous legumes of differing impact in temperate natural ecosystems. Jason Emms, John G. Virtue, Christopher Preston and William D. Bellotti

Weed surveillance strategies using models of weed dispersal in landscapes. David Pullar, Mark Kingston and F. Dane Panetta

The Australian Exotic Species Database, a CRC for Australian Weed Management project. Roderick P. Randall

Invasive potential and competitive ability of the Eurasian herb Centaurea solstitialis L. Gregory Hay, José M. Facelli and F. Dane Panetta

Understanding and managing the risk of garden escapes to Australia’s native flora: which future weed candidates are already here? Paul O. Downey and Andreas Glanznig

The problem with Lantana montevidensis (creeping lantana). Stephen. B. Johnson and Sydney D. Lisle

Something’s bugging butterfly bush in Tasmania. Darren J. Kriticos and Karina J.B. Potter

Is Retama raetam (Forsskal) Webb a legitimate alert list species? Jason Emms, John G. Virtue, Christopher Preston and William D. Bellotti

Weed risk assessment of the DEH Alert List and other non-native plant species. Jason Weber and F. Dane Panetta

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

The Victorian Weed Alert Rapid Response plan: Weed Spotters and the Weed Alert Contact Officers. Neil Smith

Public climate of environmental weed management. Glenn Firth

A community-based weed detection network: developing a model for application in Australia. S. Jane Morton

‘Weed Wipeout’: A computer game about weed management, suited to the changing learning environment. Susanna N. Greig, Brian M. Sindel and Robin S. Jessop

A community approach to pest plant control in South Australia’s rangelands. Lorraine J. Edmunds

Feral host species limiting the reduction of pesticide use for codling moth Cydia pomonella (L.) in the Adelaide Hills. Heidi J. Nicholson, Katrina L. Willing and David A. Creeper

How to transport and display weeds safely for public events and training activities. Kate Blood

Working together – Integrated Area Wide Management of weeds in the Condamine catchment. Michael Widderick and Penny Hamilton

AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN WEEDS

Effects of depth and season on the population dynamics of Cabomba caroliniana in

south-east Queensland. Shon Schooler and Mic Julien

Dry lakes and drifting seed-heads: the ecology of fairy grass Lachnagrostis filiformis. Kathleen E. Gosney, Singarayer K. Florentine and Cameron Hurst

Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) invasion affects decomposition rates in a northern New Zealand lake. Imogen Bassett, Quentin Paynter and Jacqueline Beggs

The key to success: an investigation into oviposition of the salvinia weevil in cool climate regions. Bertie Hennecke and Lesley Postle

Alligator weed eradication in Victoria – a developing success story. Lalith Gunasekera, Nigel Ainsworth and Julio Bonilla

Review of aquatic weed control methods in New Zealand. William P. Chisholm

Distribution and host range of the recently introduced willow sawfly, Nematus oligospilus Förster, on willows (Salix spp.) in south-east Australia. Kyla J. Finlay and Robin J. Adair

Sagittaria (Sagittaria graminea Michx.) – a threatening aquatic weed for the Murray-Darling Basin. Tim Nitschke, Roger Baker and Ross Gledhill

A survey of Sagittaria spp. (Monocotyledons: Alismataceae) populations throughout the irrigation districts of northern Victoria. Mark Sellwood, Nigel Ainsworth and Jean-Louis Sagliocco

Targeting control measures to coincide with vulnerable growth stages of alligator weed. Georgina Kelley and Bertie Hennecke

Comparison of plasticity in growth responses to nutrient availability of two invasive species and their non-invasive congeners. Céline Clech-Goods, Shon Schooler, Catherine Lovelock and Susanne Schmidt

ENVIRONMENTAL WEED IMPACTS

Biodiversity threatened by weeds in New South Wales. Paul O. Downey and Aaron J. Coutts-Smith

Wetlands going under: can invasive grasses be managed? A.C. Grice, D.M. Nicholas, P. Williams and E. Collins

Different weeds, different habitats, same effects: exotic grass invasion in tropical woodlands and wetlands. Michael M. Douglas, Samantha A. Setterfield, Ruth A. O’Connor, Keith Ferdinands, Natalie A. Rossiter, Kristine J. Brooks, Ben Ryan and Catherine Parr

The impact of exotic grass invasions on nitrogen cycling: a mini-review. Natalie Rossiter, Samantha Setterfield, Michael Douglas, Lindsay Hutley and Garry Cook

A preliminary assessment of the impacts of invasive alien plants on ecosystem services in South Africa. Brian W. van Wilgen, David C. Le Maitre, Belinda Reyers, Lucille Schonegevel and David M. Richardson

Suppression of native wild rice germination by exotic para grass. Penny A.S. Wurm, Sean M. Bellairs and Beckie Kernich

Barrier to restoration: the decomposition rate of bridal creeper’s root system. Peter J. Turner, John K. Scott and Helen Spafford Jacob

Reducing weed biomass by burning and grazing can adversely affect frogs. Deborah S. Bower, Leonie E. Valentine, Anthony C. Grice and Lin Schwarzkopf

NEW CHEMICALS AND USES

Hotshot* Herbicide: the new standard for control of Fallopia convolvulus in winter cereals in the Northern Grain Region. Christopher O. Love and Robert A. Annetts

AXIAL®, a cereal selective graminicide for the control of annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaudin) and other major grass weeds. Craig A. Ruchs, Peter J. O’Connell and Peter Boutsalis

Predicting herbicide activity to minimise uncertainty. Todd S. Andrews, Richard W. Medd, Remy J. Van de Ven and David I. Pickering

Spray adjuvants for woody weed control in plantation forestry in South Australia. Wayne Richardson, Don McGuire and Naomi Grey

The effects of water volume and droplet spectrum on herbicide efficacy during the fallow. Gavin Lotz, Vikki Osten, Alison Shields and Glen Wright

Hotshot* Herbicide – a new weapon for Lantana camara control. Christopher O. Love and Robert A. Annetts

PASTURES AND FORESTRY

Grazier adoption of spray grazing. Mark G. Trotter, Brian M. Sindel, James M. Scott and Ian J. Reeve

Interactions between grazing practices and bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia): preliminary results. F. Bebawi, R. Mayer, J. Vitelli and K. Davis

Broad acre chemical control for Chilean needle grass infestations. S.K. Gaur, D.A. McLaren, K.L. Butler and J. Bonilla

Effect of grazing management and stockclass on Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) seed production. C.J. Grech, D.A. McLaren and B.M. Sindel

Germination response to temperature of Phyla canescens (lippia). Matthew J. Macdonald, R.D.B. (Wal) Whalley, Brian M. Sindel, Mic H. Julien and John A. Duggin

Chemical, phytochemical and biological control of Parthenium hysterophorus L. in Pakistan. Arshad Javaid, Rukhsana Bajwa, Sobiya Shafique and Shazia Shafique

Efficacy of grubbing is plant size dependent in nassella tussock. Michelle L. Verkaaik, Shona L. Lamoureaux and Graeme W. Bourdôt

Outsmarting nassella tussock – answers to common questions based on recent research findings. Shona L. Lamoureaux, Graeme W. Bourdôt and Michelle Verkaaik

The effect camels have on the ability of parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata L.) to set seed. John R. McKenzie, Mike J. Pattison, Shane D. Campbell and Joseph S. Vitelli

Woody weed control using metsulfuron-methyl and glyphosate applied by boomless spray technology prior to clear fell of radiata pine (Pinus radiata). Wayne Richardson, Don McGuire and Naomi Grey

Dispersal of weed seeds in goat dung. Wagner B. Beskow, Kerry C. Harrington and John Hodgson

Effects of shade on seed production of Nassella trichotoma in northern New South Wales. Tieneke F. Trotter, Brian M. Sindel, Robert D. Murison and Robin S. Jessop

Weeds of the future? Threats to Australia’s grazing industries by garden plants. Jennifer A. Barker, Rod P. Randall, Tony C. Grice

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