Weed Biology and Management

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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This book offers a global perspective on weed science by presenting contributions from an outstanding group of researchers in 12 countries, reviewed by over 50 experts. It discusses technologies, which could relieve the negative impacts of weeds on crop production in a way that allows growers to optimise profits and preserve human health and the environment. These technologies represent the science of weed management. The aim of the book is to provide insight and recent progress in the science of weed research. Articles presenting the novel and critical appraisals of specific topics are included.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-12-25
Mått155 x 235 x 31 mm
Vikt850 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor553
FörlagSpringer
ISBN9789048164936

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1 Invasive Plants: Ecology and Management.- 2 Invasive Ecology of Weeds in Agricultural Systems.- 3 Crop-Associated Weeds: The Strategy for Adaptation.- 4 Evolutionary Biology of the Foxtail (Setaria) Species-Group.- 5 Aquatic Weeds.- 6 Agroecological Benefits from Weeds.- 7 Rising Carbon Dioxide and Weed Ecology.- 8 Molecular Aspects of Host-Parasite Interactions: Opportunities for Engineering Resistance to Parasitic Weeds.- 9 Altered Herbicide Target Sites: Implications for Herbicide-Resistant Weed Management.- 10 Herbicide Resistance: Moving Beyond Simple explanations.- 11 Fate and Behavior of Herbicides in Tropical Soils.- 12 Diversified Weed Management Systems.- 13 Soil-Improving Practices for Ecological Weed Management.- 14 Weed Management in Low-External-Input and Organic Farming Systems.- 15 Improvement of Allelopathy in Crops for Weed Management — Possibilities, Breeding, Strategies and Tools.- 16 Weed Management under No-Tillage Systems in Tropical Regions.- 17 Soil Solarization: An eco-friendly Approach for Weed Management.- 18 Rationale, Approach and Adoption of Integrated Weed Management.- 19 Adjuvants: Tools for Enhancing Herbicide Performance.- 20 Alternate Weed Management Strategies for Landscape and Turf Settings.- 21 Biological Control of Parasitic Weeds with Plant Pathogens.- 22 Recent Approaches to Orobanche Management; A Review.- 23 A Review on Weed Control in Sugar Beet: From Tolerance Zero to Period Threshold.- 24 Control of Problem Weeds and Net Returns with Herbicide Programs in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L).- 25 Competitiveness of Rice Cultivars as a Tool for Crop-Based Weed Management.- Author Index.

From the reviews: "Weeds have long been a concern of agriculturalists, and they continue to challenge weed scientists and farmers. ... In 25 chapters, this book deals with such diverse topics as the evaluation of allelopathy, enhancing allelopathy through crop improvement, the beneficial effects of weeds under selected conditions, unique approaches to the study of host-parasite relationships within parasitic weeds, and the examination of 'period thresholds' as opposed to 'zero tolerance' of weeds. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above; general readers." (R. Frederiksen, CHOICE, Vol. 42 (5), 2005)