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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450783503321

Autore

Zimdahl Robert L

Titolo

Fundamentals of weed science [[electronic resource] /] / Robert L. Zimdahl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2007

ISBN

0-12-394426-0

1-281-01882-1

9786611018825

0-08-054985-3

Edizione

[[3rd ed.].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (689 p.)

Disciplina

632/.5

Soggetti

Weeds

Weeds - Control

Herbicides

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Weeds--the beginning -- Weed classification -- Ethnobotany -- Weed reproduction and dispersal -- Weed ecology -- Invasive plants -- Allelopathy -- The significance of plant competition -- Methods of weed management and control -- Biological weed control -- Introduction to chemical weed control -- Properties and uses of herbicides -- Herbicides and plants -- Herbicides and soil -- Herbicide formulation -- Herbicides and the environment -- Pesticide legislation and registration -- Weed management systems -- Weed science--the future.

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses herbicides and their use as an important aspect of modern weed management, and strives to place them in an ecological framework. Many weed scientists believe agriculture is a continuing struggle with weeds - without good weed control, good and profitable agriculture is impossible. Each agricultural discipline sees itself as central to agriculture's success and continued progress, and weed science is no exception. While not denying the importance of weed management to successful agriculture, this book places it in a larger



ecological context. The roles of culture, economics,