The impetus for this 50th Anniversary Celebratory Volume of the Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society\ud
(APWSS) came from our firm conviction of the immense effort by the Society’s founding fathers, and\ud
those who followed in their footsteps, to nurture the discipline in a way beneficial to the people and\ud
cultures in the Asian-Pacific region. After 50 years of existence, there is reason for the success of this\ud
‘interchange’ of knowledge and association of like-minded people, to be celebrated. In this Celebratory\ud
Volume, with contributions from several members, we have attempted to contextualize the contributions\ud
of the APWSS, in terms of its origin and development, as well as its activities, which are firmly rooted in\ud
promoting the understanding of weeds and responsibly managing weed impacts with appropriate methods..