Weed management handbook [electronic resource] / edited by Robert E.L. Naylor.
Weed Management Handbook updates the 8th edition of Weed Control Handbook (1990). The change in the title and contents of the book from previous editions reflects both the current emphasis on producing crops in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly manner, and the new weed management challenges...
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| Other title: | Weed control handbook. |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; Malden, MA :
Published for the British Crop Protection Council by Blackwell Science,
2002.
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| Edition: | 9th ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Weed Management Handbook; Contents; Introduction; 1 What is a Weed?; 2 Weed Competition; 3 What is the Weed Seed Bank?; 4 Weed Population Dynamics; 5 Weeds and Biodiversity; 6 Herbicide Discovery; 7 Herbicide Legislation and Regulation; 8 Herbicides: Modes of Action and Metabolism; 9 Herbicide Formulation and Delivery; 10 Methodology of Application; 11 Herbicide-Resistant Weeds; 12 Herbicide-Tolerant Crops; 13 Non-chemical Weed Management; 14 Integrated Weed Management; 15 Developing Decision-Support Systems to Improve Weed Management; 16 Optimising Herbicide Performance.
- 17 Biological Control of Weeds18 Weed Management Strategies for Winter Cereals; 19 Weed Control in other Arable and Field Vegetable Crops; 20 Management of Aquatic Weeds; 21 Where is Weed Management Going?; Index.