Tomasz Grzyb, a PhD student at IDS PŁ, has received funding from the International Visegrad Fund for research on common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)– an exceptionally invasive and allergenic weed.
The young researcher will carry out a project entitled “Searching for Ways to Understand and Reduce the Ragweed Invasion in the V4+ Region” at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences. Work will also be conducted at Comenius University in Bratislava, the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the University of Sarajevo.
These are basic studies aimed at understanding the mechanisms behind ragweed’s success. In the longer term, the goal is to develop effective and natural methods of combating this dangerous plant.