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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019405403321

Titolo

Weed management handbook / / edited by Robert E.L. Naylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Published for the British Crop Protection Council by Blackwell Science, 2002

ISBN

9786610197828

9781280197826

128019782X

9780470708965

0470708964

9780470750384

0470750383

9780470751039

0470751037

9781405123945

140512394X

Edizione

[9th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (434 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NaylorRobert E. L

Disciplina

632/.5

Soggetti

Weeds - Integrated control

Weeds - Integrated control - Great Britain

Herbicides

Herbicides - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Weed control handbook. 8th ed. 1990.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Weed Management Handbook; Contents; Introduction; 1 What is a Weed?; 2 Weed Competition; 3 What is the Weed Seed Bank?; 4 Weed Population Dynamics; 5 Weeds and Biodiversity; 6 Herbicide Discovery; 7 Herbicide Legislation and Regulation; 8 Herbicides: Modes of Action and Metabolism; 9 Herbicide Formulation and Delivery; 10 Methodology of Application; 11 Herbicide-Resistant Weeds; 12 Herbicide-Tolerant Crops; 13 Non-chemical Weed Management; 14 Integrated Weed Management; 15 Developing Decision-Support Systems to Improve Weed Management; 16 Optimising Herbicide Performance


17 Biological Control of Weeds18 Weed Management Strategies for Winter Cereals; 19 Weed Control in other Arable and Field Vegetable Crops; 20 Management of Aquatic Weeds; 21 Where is Weed Management Going?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Weed Management Handbook updates the 8th edition of Weed Control Handbook (1990). The change in the title and contents of the book from previous editions reflects both the current emphasis on producing crops in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly manner, and the new weed management challenges presenting themselves. This landmark publication contains cutting edge chapters, each written by acknowledged experts in their fields and carefully drawn together and edited by Professor Robert Naylor, known and respected world-wide for his knowledge of the area. The sequence of chapters i