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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253935903321

Autore

Xu Zhenghao

Titolo

Identification and Control of Common Weeds: Volume 1 / / by Zhenghao Xu, Guoning Zhou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

94-024-0954-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 459 p. 539 illus., 346 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

630

Soggetti

Agriculture

Plants

Forest management

Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography

Forestry Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book introduces readers to nearly 600 common weeds. In addition to essential information, each chapter includes photos for a specific type of weed to show its morphology in different growth periods, such as seedling, root, flower, fruit, and mature plant. The book also discusses control measures, including agricultural, chemical, physical, biological, and comprehensive methods. The Volume1 mainly focuses on 126 species of grass weeds and 34 species of sedge weeds. With the development of society and economics, weeds have become a recurring problem. In particular, the exotic, invasive, and quarantine weeds have spread dramatically and rapidly. On the other hand, many people, even those who are engaged in weed control, do not (or cannot) distinguish between weeds. Thus there is significant demand for illustrations of weed morphologies, as well as information on their control measures. This book offers a valuable, practical guide for all those working in the fields of crop cultivation, plant protection and quarantine management.