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A two-day International Seminar connected ‘Climate-weed interactions: strategies for sustainable agriculture (CWIS 2025)’ was held astatine the College of Agriculture, Vellayani.
Noted weed subject adept B.S. Chauhan of the University of Queensland, Australia, inaugurated the event, noting that India incurs astir $11 cardinal successful yearly harvest losses owed to weeds – an interaction worsened by clime change.
Jacob John, Dean, Kerala Agricultural University, who presided, underscored the urgency of climate-driven weed management. P. Shalini Pillai, convener, CWIS 2025, Nagesh Kumar Anumala, Chief General Manager of NABARD, besides spoke.
The Agroclimatic Analysis Report of Vellayani (1983–2024) was released connected the occasion.
Across 2 days, the seminar hosted method sessions, oral presentations, and poster exhibitions focussing connected AI-driven weed detection, UAV-based precision herbicide application, IoT-enabled nutrient management, invasive weed dynamics, and climate-resilient integrated weed absorption strategies.
Suja G., main scientist, Central Tuber Crops Research Centre, delivered the keynote code connected the taxable ‘Survival done integrated farming.’
