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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777041603321

Autore

Zimdahl Robert L.

Titolo

Fundamentals of Weed Science / / Robert L. Zimdahl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier Inc., , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-12-394426-0

1-281-01882-1

9786611018825

0-08-054985-3

Edizione

[Fourth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (689 p.)

Disciplina

632.5

Soggetti

Weeds

Weeds - Control

Herbicides

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

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,