Overview

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.

Full Product Details

Author:   Inderjit
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.893kg
ISBN:  

9789048164936

ISBN 10:   9048164931
Pages:   553
Publication Date:   25 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

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.

Reviews

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)

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions