Applied Weed Science Including the Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants

Name: Applied Weed Science Including the Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants
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ISBN: 9780135028148

ISBN-10: 0135028140

ISBN-13: 9780135028148

Edition: 3rd 2009

Authors: Merrill A. Ross, Carole A. Lembi

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This introduction to the principles of weed science prepares readers to analyze real-life weed control problems and to develop integrated, practical approaches to solving them.Comprehensive in coverage and unique in presentation, it blends basic information on plant systems, soil systems, control methods, and management systems, and discusses various plants and herbicides bygroupsto provide an integrated framework from which to extend information to many different situations.For readers interested in weed science.

Book details

List price: $145.20
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/31/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 576
Size: 8.25" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.992
Language: English




Weeds and Their Importance



Why Weeds are Successful



The Ecology of Weeds and Invasive Plants



The Mechanisms of Plant Invasions



The Plant System



The Soil System



Management Methods for Cropland and Invasive Weeds



Introduction to Herbicides



Plant-Herbicide Interactions



Soil-Herbicide Interactions



Herbicide Resistance



Herbicide Groups with Significant Foliar Use: Symplastically Translocated Herbicides Showing Delayed Initial Symptoms on New Growth



Herbicide Groups with Significant Foliar Use: Apoplastically Translocated Herbicides Showing Delayed Initial Symptoms on Old Growth



Herbicide Groups with Significant Foliar Use: Non-translocated Herbicides Showing Initial Localized Injury



Herbicide Groups Applied Almost Exclusively to the Soil: Inhibitors of Cell Division in Germinating Seeds and Seedlings



Weed Life Cycles and Management: Plants from Seed, Biennials, and Simple Herbaceous Perennials



Weed Life Cycles and Management: Creeping Herbaceous Perennials



Weed Life Cycles and Management: Woody Perennials



Weed Management in Annual Crops



Weed Management in Perennial Crops and Natural Ecosystems



Aquatic Plant Management



Herbicide Formulations and Packaging, Carriers, Spray Additives, and Tank Mixes



Herbicide Application



Tillage Equipment



Troubleshooting



Collecting Plants for Identification



Conversion Factors Useful in Field Work



Weed Science Journals, Proceedings, and Societies


Glossary