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: 9780024039118

ISBN-10: 002403911X

ISBN-13: 9780024039118

Edition: N/A

Authors: Merrill A. Ross

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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 by groups to provide an integrated framework from which to extend information to many different situations. For readers interested in weed science.

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List price: $91.00
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English



Characteristics, Biology, and Importance of Weeds


The Plant System


The Soil System


Methods of Weed Control


Introduction to Herbicides


Plant-Herbicide Interactions


Soil-Herbicide Interactions


Herbicide Resistance


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


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


Herbicide Groups with Significant Foliar Use: Nontranslocated Herbicides Showing Initial Localized Injury


Herbicide Groups Applied Almost Exclusively to the Soil


Weed Life Cycles and Management


Weed Management Situations


Aquatic Plant Management


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


Herbicide Application. 18.Tillage Equipment. 19.Troubleshooting


Weed Control in an Age of Rapidly Changing Technology


Weed Identification Guides


Collecting Plants for Identification


Conversion Factors Useful in Field Plot Work


Weed Science Journals, Proceedings, and Societies


Glossary


Literature Cited


Index