Who we are
WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY OF NIGERIA
The Weed Science Society of Nigeria (WSSN) started as the “Weed Science Group,” comprising three eminent scientists: K. Moody, A.A. Fayemi, and A. Ogborn. This group held regular meetings and consultations in 1970 at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan.
When other weed scientists like Imevbore, A.M.A. Komolafe, J.K. Egunjobi, G.W. Ivens, W.W. Sanford, S. T. O. Lagoke, and M. O. Oladokun joined the group in 1971, it became known as the “Weed Science Committee”. The Committee formally became registered as the Weed Science Society of Nigeria early in the 70’s.
Annual Conferences
The first Annual Conference of the Society was held in Ahmadu Bello
University,Zaria in 1973. Since then, the Society has kept strenuously to this
tradition, holding such a conference only twice in 1984 and 1993 due largely to
prevailing political crisis in the country.
Who we are
According to Article II of its constitution, the major objectives of the Society are
Who we are
i. To foster interest in all aspects of weed biology and control. This includes exchange of information through conferences, seminars, publications, symposia, and demonstrations both in and outside Nigeria.