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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817399803321

Autore

H?akansson Sigurd <1928->

Titolo

Weeds and weed management on arable land [[electronic resource] ] : an ecological approach / / Sigurd H?akansson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2003

ISBN

1-280-83372-6

9786610833726

0-85199-800-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

632/.5

Soggetti

Weeds - Control - Sweden

Weeds - Control

Weeds - Ecology - Sweden

Weeds - Ecology

Weeds - Sweden

Weeds

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 (p. 248-268) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Classification of Plants Based on Traits of Ecological Significance; 3 Annual and Perennial Crops; 4 Weed Communities Looked Upon as Early Stages in Secondary Vegetation Succession; 5 Weeds with Diverse Life Forms in Various Types of Crops; 6 Germination, Emergence and Establishment of Crop and Weed Plants; 7 Competition in Plant Stands of Short Duration; 8 Weed Flora and Plant Adaptation to Environment and Competitive Conditions; 9 Measurements of Competition and Competitiveness in Plant Stands of Short Duration; 10 Soil Tillage Effects on Weeds

11 Chemical Weed Control as an Element in the Cropping System12 Special Management Measures; 13 Important Points for Understanding the Occurrence and Rational Management of Weeds; References; Species Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

A guide to dealing with the appearance and management of plants with different traits that occur as weeds on arable land. It describes and discusses matters and relationships that are important as a basis for



understanding the varying occurrence of weeds in different crops and cropping systems.