协会概况与历史
美国 杂草科学协会(Weed Science Society of America, 简称 WSSA)成立于 1956 年,总部位于科罗拉多州 Westminster,是北美历史最悠久的杂草科学研究与教育专业非营利组织之一。协会由杂草研究学者、农业推广工作者和除草剂技术专家共同发起,长期推动杂草科学的基础研究、田间应用与公众教育。其前身可追溯到 1956 年 2 月 14 日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥召开的组织成立会议,首任主席为华盛顿州立大学的 W. C. Robocker 教授,经过近七十年发展,WSSA 已成为北美地区杂草学界最具代表性的跨学科学术团体。
三大学术期刊与剑桥大学出版社合作
WSSA 出版的同行评审期刊为杂草学界核心学术阵地,包括《Weed Science》(原名 Weeds,ISSN 0043-1745)、《Weed Technology》(ISSN 0890-037X)与《Invasive Plant Science and Management》(ISSN 1939-747X)三种,覆盖除草剂抗性机理、入侵植物生态学与杂草综合治理三大研究领域。2017 年 WSSA 与剑桥大学出版社(Cambridge University Press)建立长期出版合作关系,所有期刊文章均通过 CUP 平台在线发行,提供 DOI 永久标识与全球检索。期刊投稿说明、审稿流程与作者指南均发布于其官方子站,作者可直接通过各期刊独立投稿入口提交论文。
除草剂抗性调查与按作用机理分类
WSSA 自 2000 年起持续运营国际除草剂抗性杂草调查计划(International Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weeds),由澳大利亚顾问 Ian Heap 博士主持,收集并发布全球已确认的除草剂抗性杂草案例数据,定期更新杂草种类、作用机理组(WSSA Group Number)与首次确认抗性的国家与年份。同时,WSSA 制定并维护除草剂作用机理分类体系(Herbicide Classification by Mode of Action),按作用位点将所有商业化除草剂归入 25 个机理组(如 EPSPS 抑制剂、ALS 抑制剂、ACCase 抑制剂等),为杂草综合治理(IWM)实践与标签轮换使用提供科学依据。
学术奖项、研究资助与年会
WSSA 设立 Fellow Award、Outstanding Graduate Student Award、Outstanding Teacher Award、Early Career Scientist Award、Photo Contest 等多项年度奖项,2018 年起在年会上联合加拿大杂草学会(CWSS-SCM)、北美杂草科学协会(NWSS)、西部杂草科学协会(WSWS)、南部杂草科学协会(SWSS)、东北部杂草科学协会(NEWSS)、中西部杂草科学协会(NCWSS)等北美区域学会共同颁发。Travel Enrichment Experience (TEE) 为研究生提供跨区域学术交流资助,Innovative Grants Program 则向会员开放小额种子基金申请,支持探索性课题。
公众教育与杂草资源中心
WSSA 网站面向种植者、推广人员、媒体与园艺爱好者运营公开杂草资源中心,涵盖杂草鉴定图谱、花园常见杂草专辑、有毒植物、马利筋与传粉昆虫关系、入侵植物概述、除草剂施用安全、作物损失统计、杂草控制误区释疑与延伸杂草科学家联系人目录等专题。多年来,WSSA 与 CropLife America、USDA、EPA、Cambridge University Press、IPM 研究所保持合作,定期发布关于杂草治理与抗性管理的科普新闻稿。年度新闻条目经 Westminster 总部统一发布,供农业与园艺媒体引用。
Society Overview and History
The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado. It is one of the oldest non-profit professional organizations in North America dedicated to weed science research, education, and extension. WSSA was established by university weed scientists, agricultural extension specialists, and herbicide technology experts, and for nearly seven decades it has served as the leading cross-disciplinary academic society in the North American weed science community. The organizing meeting was held in Chicago, Illinois in 1956, and W. C. Robocker of Washington State University served as the first president.
Three Peer-Reviewed Journals and Cambridge University Press Partnership
WSSA publishes three peer-reviewed journals that form the core academic literature in the field: Weed Science (formerly Weeds, ISSN 0043-1745), Weed Technology (ISSN 0890-037X), and Invasive Plant Science and Management (ISSN 1939-747X), covering herbicide resistance mechanisms, invasive plant ecology, and integrated weed management respectively. Since 2017 WSSA has partnered with Cambridge University Press to host all three journals on CUP’s online platform, providing DOI registration, global indexing, and online submission. Author guidelines and reviewer instructions are available on the official website’s publications page.
International Herbicide-Resistance Survey and Mode-of-Action Classification
Since 2000 WSSA has maintained the International Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weeds, a global database led by consultant Ian Heap documenting confirmed resistance cases by species, country, year of first confirmation, and mechanism of action. WSSA also publishes the Herbicide Classification by Mode of Action system, which groups all commercial herbicides into 25 mechanism groups (such as EPSPS inhibitors, ALS inhibitors, and ACCase inhibitors) to support integrated weed management (IWM) and label rotation practices among growers, extension agents, and pesticide applicators.
Awards, Research Grants, and Annual Meeting
WSSA recognizes contributions to the discipline through the Fellow Award, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Outstanding Teacher Award, Early Career Scientist Award, and the annual Photo Contest. Beginning in 2018 the joint annual meeting has been held in cooperation with regional affiliated societies including the Canadian Weed Science Society (CWSS-SCM), North Central Weed Science Society (NCWSS), Northeastern Weed Science Society (NEWSS), Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS), and Western Society of Weed Science (WSWS). The Travel Enrichment Experience (TEE) funds graduate student exchanges, and the Innovative Grants Program awards seed money for exploratory research.
Public Education and Weed Resource Center
The WSSA website operates a public weed resource center for growers, extension staff, journalists, and home gardeners, covering weed identification, garden weed guides, poisonous plants, monarch milkweed and pollinator relations, invasive plant overviews, herbicide safety, crop loss statistics, weed control myths, and an extension weed scientist directory. WSSA maintains long-term partnerships with CropLife America, USDA, EPA, Cambridge University Press, and various state IPM centers, releasing science-based press releases on weed management and resistance from its Westminster headquarters. Press releases are issued throughout the year for agricultural and horticultural media use.
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