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Weed Biology and Management

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  1. Inderjit

    1. Department of Botany, University of Delhi, India

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Invasive Plants

    • Hamid R. Mashhadi, Steven R. Radosevich
    Pages 1-28
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  3. Invasive Ecology of Weeds in Agricultural Systems

    • Barbara D. Booth, Stephen D. Murphy, Clarence J. Swanton
    Pages 29-45
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  4. Crop-Associated Weeds

    • T. Tominaga, Y. Yamasue
    Pages 47-63
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  5. Evolutionary Biology of the Foxtail (Setaria) Secies-Group

    • Jack Dekker
    Pages 65-113
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  6. Aquatic Weeds

    • S. Sidorkewicj, M. R. Sabbatini, O. A. Fernández, J. H. Irigoyen
    Pages 115-135
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  7. Agroecological Benefits from Weeds

    • Nicholas Jordan, Christine Vatovec
    Pages 137-158
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  8. Rising Carbon Dioxide and Weed Ecology

    • Lewis H. Ziska
    Pages 159-176
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  9. Molecular Aspects of Host-Parasite Interactions

    • James H. Westwood
    Pages 177-198
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  10. Altered Herbicide Target Sites

    • Michael J. Christoffers, Vijay K. Nandula, Lemma W. Mengistu, Calvin G. Messersmith
    Pages 199-210
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  11. Herbicide Resistance

    • L. J. Shane Friesen, J. Christopher Hall
    Pages 211-225
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  12. Fate and Properties of Herbicides in Tropical Soils

    • Rubem S. Oliveira Jr., Antonio C. S. Costa, Cássio A. Tormena
    Pages 227-249
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  13. Diversified Weed Management Systems

    • K. Neil Harker, George W. Clayton
    Pages 251-265
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  14. Soil-Improving Practices for Ecological Weed Management

    • Eric R. Gallandt
    Pages 267-284
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  15. Weed Management in Low-External-Input and Organic Farming Systems

    • Matt Liebman, Lammert Bastiaans, Daniel T. Baumann
    Pages 285-315
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  16. Improvement of Allelopathy in Crops for Weed Management

    • Maria Olofsdotter, Sven Bode Andersen
    Pages 317-328
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  17. Weed Management Under No-Tillage Systems in Tropical Regions

    • Itamar F. Souza, Luis Wagner R. Alves
    Pages 329-343
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  18. Soil Solarization

    • N. T. Yaduraju, J. S. Mishra
    Pages 345-362
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  19. Rationale, Approach and Adoption of Integrated Weed Management

    • Prasanta C. Bhowmik, Inderjit
    Pages 363-373
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  20. Adjuvants

    • Jerry M. Green, Chester L. Foy
    Pages 375-401
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About this book

Weeds hold an enigmatic and sometimes-controversial place in agriculture, where they are generally reviled, grudgingly tolerated, and occasionally admired. In most cases, growers make considerable effort to reduce the negative economic impact of weeds because they compete with crops for resources and hinder field operations, thereby affecting crop productivity and quality, and ultimately the sustainability of agriculture. Weed control in production agriculture is commonly achieved through the integration of chemical, biological, and mechanical management methods. Chemicals (herbicides) usually inhibit the growth and establishment of weed plants by interfering with various physiological and biochemical pathways. Biological methods include crop competition, smother crops, rotation crops, and allelopathy, as well as specific insect predators and plant pathogens. Mechanical methods encompass an array of tools from short handled hoes to sophisticated video-guided robotic machines. Integrating these technologies, in order to relieve the negative impacts of weeds on crop production in a way that allows growers to optimize profits and preserve human health and the environment, is the science of weed management.

Reviews

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"Weeds have long been a concern of agriculturalists, and they continue to challenge weed scientists and farmers. … In 25 chapters, this book deals with such diverse topics as the evaluation of allelopathy, enhancing allelopathy through crop improvement, the beneficial effects of weeds under selected conditions, unique approaches to the study of host-parasite relationships within parasitic weeds, and the examination of ‘period thresholds’ as opposed to ‘zero tolerance’ of weeds. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above; general readers." (R. Frederiksen, CHOICE, Vol. 42 (5), 2005)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Botany, University of Delhi, India

    Inderjit

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Weed Biology and Management

  • Editors: Inderjit

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0552-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1761-2Published: 29 February 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6493-6Published: 25 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-0552-3Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 553

  • Number of Illustrations: 61 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Agriculture, Plant Ecology, Plant Physiology

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