Weeds – Journal of the Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society
| Volume |
Issue |
Publication year |
Page No |
Type of article |
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1 |
2 |
2019 |
1-12 |
Editorial |
Seeing ‘Weeds’ with new Eyes
Nimal R. Chandrasena
Email:
nimal.chandrasena@gmail.com
Address:
Current Address: Nature Consulting, 1, Kawana Court, Bella Vista, NSW 2153, Australia
Keywords:
Weed science, Utilization, Weeds definitions of weeds
Abstract:
Marcel Proust, an influential 20th Century French novelist once said: “…The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes…" I commend this quote and suggest that it applies to the way we should look at weeds in this 21st Century. In this Editorial for the second issue of the new journal - Weeds - I reflect upon some ideas that have shaped our recent discourses on weeds. It seems to me that the emerging generation of weed scientists may benefit from a dip into this history. As someone said: ‘without history, man is nothing’.