Ecological Management of Agricultural Weeds

Name: Ecological Management of Agricultural Weeds
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ISBN: 9780521037877

ISBN-10: 0521037875

ISBN-13: 9780521037877

Edition: 2007

Authors: Matt Liebman, Charles L. Mohler, Charles P. Staver

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Concerns over environmental and human health impacts of conventional weed management practices, herbicide resistance in weeds, and rising costs of crop production and protection have led agricultural producers and scientists in many countries to seek strategies that take greater advantage of ecological processes and thereby allow a reduction in herbicide use. This book provides principles and practices for ecologically based weed management in a wide range of temperate and tropical farming systems. After examining weed life histories and processes determining the assembly of weed communities, the authors describe how tillage and cultivation practices, manipulations of soil conditions,…

Book details

List price: $129.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/9/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 548
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English



Preface



Weed management: a need for ecological approaches




Weed life history: identifying vulnerabilities




Knowledge, science, and practice in ecological weed management: farmer-extensionist-scientist interactions




Mechanical management of weeds




Weeds and the soil environment




Enhancing the competitive ability of crops




Crop diversification for weed management




Managing weeds with insects and pathogens




Livestock grazing for weed management




Weed evolution and community structure




Weed management: the broader context



Taxonomic index


Subject index