Weed Management Handbook 9e

Herausgeber: Naylor, Robert E L

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Published for the British Crop Protection Council (BCPC) this comprehensive landmark publication is based on previous editions of the BCPC's Weed Control Handbook. The book has been fully rewritten by a team of crop protection specialists and takes account of new weed management practices across all the crops covered. Covering in detail the biology of weeds, their diversity and population dynamics, this important book goes on to provide in-depth coverage of herbicides, their discovery, patent information, legislation and mode of action, how they are formulated and packaged and details of herbicide resistance. Following sections of the book cover principles of weed management and the techniques currently employed, followed by chapters covering individual crop groups.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• 9th edition
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 812g
• ISBN-13: 9780632057320
• ISBN-10: 0632057327
• Artikelnr.: 21110738

Autorenporträt

Professor Robert E.L. Naylor is a consultant in agriculture, environment and crop protection, based in Banchory, Ecotland, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction v
1 What is a Weed? 1
Robert E. L. Naylor and Peter J. Lutman
2 Weed Competition 16
R.J. Froud-Williams
3 What is the Weed Seed Bank? 39
Andrea C. Grundy and Naomi E. Jones
4 Weed Population Dynamics 63
Robert E. L. Naylor
5 Weeds and Biodiversity 75
E.J.P. Marshall
6 Herbicide Discovery 93
Leonard G. Copping
7 Herbicide Legislation and Regulation 114
D.J. Flynn
8 Herbicides: Modes of Action and Metabolism 134
John P.H. Reade and A. H. Cobb
9 Herbicide Formulation and Delivery 171
Duncan Webb
10 Methodology of Application 199
T.H. Robinson
11 Herbicide-Resistant Weeds 225
Stephen R. Moss
12 Herbicide-Tolerant Crops 253
Ralph C. Kirkwood
13 Non-chemical Weed Management 280
W. Bond
14 Integrated Weed Management 302
Robert E.L. Naylor and Caroline Drummond
15 Developing Decision-Support Systems to Improve Weed Management 311
James Clarke
16 Optimising Herbicide Performance 323
Per Kudsk
17 Biological Control of Weeds 345
M.P. Greaves
18 Weed Management Strategies for Winter Cereals 354
James Clarke
19 Weeds Control in other Arable and Field Vegetable Crops 359
C.M. Knott
20 Management of Aquatic Weeds 399
Jonathan R. Newman
21 Where is Weed Management Going? 415
Robert E.L. Naylor
Index 419