[APWG] NEWSS stiltgrass workshop

[Marc Imlay]

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From: "Art Gover" <aeg2 at psu.edu>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:23 PM
Subject: [ma-eppc] NEWSS stiltgrass workshop


Greetings, All.

Below is the press release for a workshop on the ecology and
management of Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) to be held
at the 58th annual meeting of the Northeastern Weed Science Society
in Cambridge, MA, January 5-8, 2004.

The flyer and registration form are available for download at

http://www.personal.psu.edu/aeg2/shared/MCGVM_Workshop.pdf

http://www.personal.psu.edu/aeg2/shared/NEWSS_RegForm.pdf

Be well,

Art Gover

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Invasive Species Management at the NEWSS Meeting

The Northeastern Weed Science Society (NEWSS) will have its annual
meeting January 5-8, 2004 at the Cambridge Marriott, Cambridge, MA.
Invasive plant species will be an important part of the annual
meeting.  One special workshop will address the biology, ecology,
control strategies, organizational models for eradication, and
grass-roots management programs for Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium
vimineum).  Microstegium is an aggressive, invasive species that is
widely-distributed in the Mid-Atlantic States and is spreading in New
England.  The workshop will be held Tuesday afternoon, January 6,
2004 from 3:15 until 6:00 pm, with a social mixer to follow.
There will be no additional registration fee for NEWSS members.  We
will be offering a special one-day registration fee for non-members
attending only this session.  A registration form for the
Microstegium workshop or the entire NEWSS meeting is attached.  We
hope you will be able to participate in this workshop.

There will be breakout sessions on weed management in agronomic
crops, vegetables and fruit, turf, ornamentals,
conservation/industrial/forestry, and weed biology and ecology.
Other papers and posters relating to invasive species to be presented
during the meeting include:
* Current status and significance of giant hogweed, * Japanese
knotweed control with selected post herbicides, * The effect of site
heterogeneity and disturbance on the establishment of Microstegium
vimineum, * Tree-of-heaven control in no-tillage crops, *
Effectiveness of selected herbicides for control of garlic mustard, *
Effect of cut surface application timing on suppression of
tree-of-heaven, * Herbicides for control of tree-of-heaven using cut
surface applications, * Incorporation of ecological principles into
weed management, * Developments in biological weed control, * Biology
of Japanese knotweed, * Biology of the invasive plant pale swallowwort

Japanese Stiltgrass Workshop

3:15 Introduction to Japanese Stiltgrass Biology and Implications
for Control Programs -
                    JF Derr*, Virginia Tech, Virginia Beach
3:30 Japanese Stiltgrass Seed Dormancy Characteristics and
Germination Requirements -
                    CA Judge* and J Neal, North Carolina State Univ.,
Raleigh
3:45 Distribution of Japanese Stiltgrass, Concerns, and Potential
Impacts in New England -
                    L Mehrhoff*, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs
4:00 The Ecology of an Invasion:  Establishment and Spread of
Japanese Stiltgrass -
                    DA Mortensen*, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA
4:15 The Influence of Japanese Stiltgrass Suppression Tactics on
Native Species Diversity
                and Abundance -  B Jones*, DA Mortensen, and M Booher,
Penn State Univ., University Park, PA
4:30 Organizational Models and Funding Sources for Weed
Control/Eradication Programs -
                    AV Tasker*, USDA-APHIS, Riverdale, MD
4:45 Grass-Roots Weed Management Programs:  Who, How, and What Can
Researchers and
                Educators Provide that Will Help? -M Imlay*, Sierra
Club, Bryans Road, MD
5:00 Summary of Control Options for Japanese Stiltgrass -
                     JC Neal*, CA Judge, and JF Derr, North Carolina
State Univ., Raleigh
5:15 Fenoxaprop, Glufosinate, and Oxadiazon Use and Restrictions
in Sites Infested with
               Japanese Stiltgrass - D Spak*, Bayer CropScience, New
Holland, PA
5:30 Imazapyr, Imazapic, Pendimethalin, and Sethoxydim Use and
Restrictions in Sites
               Infested with Japanese Stiltgrass - CT Horton*,  BASF
Corporation, Macon, NC
5:45 Comparison of Postemergence Herbicides and Application
Timings for Control of
               Japanese Stiltgrass -  A Gover*, J Johnson, and LJ
Kuhns, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA
6:00 Reception

For more information on the meeting, please contact Jeffrey Derr,
Virginia Tech at email jderr at vt.edu, phone 757/363-3912 or Art Gover,
Penn State, email aeg2 at psu.edu, phone 814/863-1184.


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