Ali Bajwa
@a1bajwa
Senior academic researcher at La Trobe University (@latrobe) | Passionate about weed/invasion ecology, agronomy & climate change. Views are my own. 🇵🇰🇦🇺 ...
We think #Gazanias are a city problem as much as they are a bush problem. Councils need to do their bit. Always happy to share our research-backed opinion on #biosecurity and #weed management matters. @latrobe @SABE_latrobe au.news.yahoo.com/plea-to-aussie…
Thanks for sharing. Yes, populations in coastal areas are equally aggressive and choke a lot of native vegetation.
Because of @a1bajwa research I notice Gazania more. It's clear it is not just an invader of cropping. It's also a human-encouraged stealthy invader of coastal reserves. Letting it stay in reserves just encourages people to plant it. Peterborough, Victoria.
I am pleased to welcome Dr. Matthew Cutulle (@WeedClemson) to La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Food, La Trobe University (@latrobe) as an adjunct faculty member. Matt will be co-leading our #Next_Gen_Weed_Management program jointly funded by @Hort_Au, La Trobe…
Come and work with us at @BushHeritageAus, delivering conservation impact in some of Western Australia's most spectacular landscapes! #ConservationJobs
🌟 Is this your next dream role? 🌱 We're hiring a Reserve Manager to join our team at our beautiful Southwest Reserves in WA. You’ll oversee the day-to-day management of the Reserves in this area, represent Bush Heritage in the region, and provide valuable input to our…
1/3 Big congratulations to PhD researcher Muhammad Adnan from Dr Ali Bajwa’s Weed Science Lab (EPAS, LISAF), who won 1st place for Outstanding Oral Presentation at the 20th European Weed Research Society Symposium @EWRS_News in Lleida, Spain! @LIMSLTU @latrobe @LTUresearchers
I had the pleasure of visiting the University of #Lleida #WeedScisnce group. Thanks to Dr Joel Torra Farré for taking the time out of his extremely busy schedule as the European Weed Research Society (@EWRS_News) conference organiser. They are doing #impactful research on a range…
Look who I just met in #Vigo, Spain. They’re never hard to guess — #Gazanias. These ones seem to be behaving well by staying where they’re planted (for now). Hope we raised enough awareness at @EWRS_News symposium for people to keep an eye on them. The purple flowers are first…
This year’s EWRS European Weed Research Society (@EWRS_News) Symposium was a great meeting of #WeedScience community. Kudos to University of Lleida’s Weed Science team — it’s been a very productive conference. A few take-homes for me: - Plenty of innovative research topics,…
I’m very proud of our #PhD student, Muhammad Adnan (@MuhammadAd63428) who just won the #First prize for the #Best #Oral #Presentation at the European Weed Research Society Symposium (@EWRS_News) in #Spain. He presented his foundational research on seed biology and germination…
Great field excursion organised by local organisers, the #weed science group at the University of #Lleida as part of @EWRS_News #Symposium. Prof. Jordi Recasens gave us an overview of their ongoing research on sustainable weed management in #vineyards. #EWRS25 #Spain
It was nice to meet weed science colleagues from #Canada at the @EWRS_News Symposium.
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I delivered a talk highlighting our ongoing work on ecology and #management of #Gazanias in Australia at the @EWRS_News Symposium in #Spain! Interesting to see significant recognition and focus on #invasive species impact assessment and management in #EU #WeedScience community.…
Excellent talk by our #PhD student, Muhammad Adnan (@MuhammadAd63428)on seed biology and germination ecology of #weedy #Gazanias at the @EWRS_News Symposium in #Spain. Thanks to financial support from the @SABE_latrobe and the #EWRS, Muhammad has been able to present his…
This week I’m at the @EWRS_News Symposium in Lleida, Spain. Plenty of interesting topics to be presented by over 300 delegates from around 40 countries. I’m thankful to @SABE_latrobe for supporting the participation of myself and my PhD student, @MuhammadAd63428 in this…
Thanks @WeedSmartAU. Here is direct link to our paper: frontiersin.org/journals/agron… @SABE_latrobe @latrobe @MuhammadAd63428 @babarshahzad221
🌼 The 'Gazania Team', led by Ali Bajwa, has just published more of their weed ecology studies in the Frontiers in Agronomy journal. You can find the link to their 2 published papers at the end of this article. buff.ly/Lg97rg4
Recent media coverage of our foundational work at @latrobe on understanding #Gazanias as #invasive #weed. We urge #authorities and #public to stop planting these #troublesome species. Protect our #environment and #agriculture. Thanks media outlets for raising awareness:…
La Trobe research shows Gazania isn’t just a flashy roadside plant. It’s an invasive, drought-hardy weed choking crops and native grasslands. PhD researcher Muhammad Adnan, from Dr Ali Bajwa’s (@a1bajwa) lab, studied thousands of seeds. Turns out this weed is a shape-shifter, it…