Article, 2024
Current and future glyphosate use in European agriculture
Weed Research,
ISSN
0043-1737,
1365-3180,
Volume 64,
3,
Pages 181-196,
10.1111/wre.12624
Contributors
Neve, Paul
0000-0002-3136-5286
(Corresponding author)
[1]
Matzrafi, Maor
0000-0002-4867-0850
[2]
Ulber, Lena
0000-0003-2829-1527
[3]
Baraibar, Bàrbara
0000-0003-1601-7731
[4]
Beffa, Roland
0000-0003-3109-388X
[5]
Belvaux, Xavier
[6]
Farré, Joel Torra
[4]
Mennan, Husrev
[7]
Ringselle, Björn
0000-0002-7081-1277
[8]
Salonen, Jukka
0000-0003-1026-7078
[9]
Soukup, Josef
0000-0003-2890-2359
[10]
Andert, Sabine
0000-0001-9365-0827
[11]
Duecker, Rebecka
[12]
Gonzalez, Emilio
[13]
Hamouzová, Kateřina
0000-0002-6902-6087
[10]
Karpinski, Isabella
0000-0001-5553-5131
[14]
Travlos, Ilias S
0000-0002-7713-0204
[15]
Vidotto, Francesco
0000-0002-0971-1445
[16]
Kudsk, Per
0000-0003-2431-3610
[17]
Affiliations
- [1]
University of Copenhagen
[NORA names:
KU University of Copenhagen; University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
- [2]
Agricultural Research Organization
[NORA names:
Israel; Asia, Middle East; OECD];
- [3]
Julius Kühn‐Insitute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Plant Protection in Field Crops and Grassland, Braunschweig, Germany
[NORA names:
Germany; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [4]
University of Lleida
[NORA names:
Spain; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [5]
Senior Scientist Consultant, Liederbach am Taunus, Germany
[NORA names:
Germany; Europe, EU; OECD];
(... more)
- [6]
Bayer Agriculture BV, Jan Mommaertslaan, Diegem, Belgium
[NORA names:
Belgium; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [7]
Ondokuz Mayıs University
[NORA names:
Turkey; Asia, Middle East; OECD];
- [8]
Department of Agriculture and Food, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Borås, Sweden
[NORA names:
Sweden; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
- [9]
Natural Resources Institute Finland
[NORA names:
Finland; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
- [10]
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
[NORA names:
Czechia; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [11]
University of Rostock
[NORA names:
Germany; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [12]
University of Göttingen
[NORA names:
Germany; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [13]
University of Córdoba
[NORA names:
Spain; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [14]
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment, Julius Kühn‐Insitute, Kleinamchnow, Germany
[NORA names:
Germany; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [15]
Agricultural University of Athens
[NORA names:
Greece; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [16]
University of Turin
[NORA names:
Italy; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [17]
Aarhus University
[NORA names:
AU Aarhus University;
University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD]
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Abstract
Abstract There has been a longstanding and contentious debate about the future of glyphosate use in the European Union (EU). In November 2023, the European Commission approved the renewal of the use registration for glyphosate for a further 10 years. Nevertheless, the EU Farm to Fork strategy calls for a 50% reduction in pesticide use by 2030. In November 2022, the European Weed Research Society organised a 2 day workshop to identify critical glyphosate uses in current EU cropping systems and to review the availability of glyphosate alternatives. Workshop participants identified four current, critical uses in EU cropping systems; control and management of perennial weeds, weed control in conservation agriculture, vegetation management in tree and vine crops and herbicide resistance management. There are few herbicide alternatives that provide effective, economic, broad‐spectrum control of weeds, particularly perennial weeds. Mechanical weed control, and in particular, soil cultivation is the most obvious glyphosate alternative. However, this is not possible in conservation agriculture systems and, in general, increased soil cultivation has negative impacts for soil health. Emerging technologies for precision weed control can enable more targeted use of glyphosate, greatly reducing use rates. These technologies also facilitate the use and development of alternative targeted physical weed control (e.g. tillage, lasers, electricity), reducing the energy and environmental costs of these approaches. In tree crops, the use of organic and inorganic mulches can reduce the need for glyphosate use. In general, reduced use of glyphosate will require an even greater focus on integrated weed management to reduce weed establishment in agroecosystems, increase weed management diversity and limit the use of alternative resistance‐prone herbicides.
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