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Handbook of weed management systems / edited by Albert E. Smith.

Contributor(s): Smith, Albert E. (Albert Ernest), 1938-Material type: TextTextSeries: Books in soils, plants, and the environment: Publisher: New York : M. Dekker, 1995Description: ix, 741 p. : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: 0824795474; 9780824795474Subject(s): Weeds -- Control -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Herbicides -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Weeds -- Control -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Herbicides -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Mauvaises herbes -- Lutte contre -- Etats-Unis -- Guides, manuels, etc | Herbicides -- Etats-Unis -- Guides, manuels, etc | Mauvaises herbes -- Lutte contre -- Guides, manuels, etc | Herbicides -- Guides, manuels, etc | Herbicides | Weeds -- Control | Herbizid | Unkrautbekampfung | United States | USA | bestrijdingsmethoden | control methods | integrated control | integrated pest management | plantenziekten | plant diseases | plantenplagen | plant pests | onkruiden | weeds | onkruidbestrijding | weed control | plantenecologie | plant ecology | handboeken | handbooks | Weed Control | OnkruidbestrijdingGenre/Form: Handbooks and manuals.DDC classification: 632.58 LOC classification: SB612.A2 | H36 1995Other classification: 48.54 | ZC 27000 | LAN 248f Online resources: Publisher description
Contents:
1. Introduction / Robert L. Zimdahl -- 2. Ecology of Weeds / David C. Bridges -- 3. Preventive Weed Management / Robert H. Walker -- 4. Mechanical Weed Management / Gail A. Wicks, Orvin C. Burnside and Warwick L. Felton -- 5. Chemical Weed Management / S. Kent Harrison and Mark M. Loux -- 6. Herbicide Application Equipment / H. Erdal Ozkan -- 7. Herbicide Formulations, Adjuvants, and Spray Drift Management / H. Erdal Ozkan -- 8. Fate of Herbicides in the Environment / Patrick L. Havens, Gerald K. Sims and Susan Erhardt-Zabik -- 9. Biological Weed Management / John Cardina -- 10. Weed Management Systems for Oil Seed Crops / John W. Wilcut, Alan C. York and David L. Jordan -- 11. Weed Management Systems for Grain Crops / William W. Donald and E. Ford Eastin -- 12. Weed Management Systems for Pastures and Hay Crops / Albert E. Smith and Lionel D. Martin -- 13. Weed Management Systems for Rangeland / Rodney W. Bovey -- 14. Weed Management Systems for Horticultural Crops / Reid J. Smeda and Leslie A. Weston -- 15. Weed Management Systems for Turfgrass / S. Wayne Bingham, William J. Chism and Prasanta C. Bhowmik -- 16. Weed Management Systems for Forest Nurseries and Woodland / Ken Mc Nabb, David B. South and Robert J. Mitchell.
Summary: This unique reference - the first book of its kind on the subject - presents the fundamental information necessary for the development of weed management strategies for all of the major U.S. crops using ideas that can be applied worldwide and covers the history of weed management, characteristics of weeds, and the systems concept. With over 1550 bibliographic citations, tables, drawings, and photographs, Handbook of Weed Management Systems is an excellent resource for weed, crop, soil, plant, animal, and environmental scientists; fertilizer and pest management specialists; plant physiologists; horticulturists; agriculturists; agronomists; botanists; foresters; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Introduction / Robert L. Zimdahl -- 2. Ecology of Weeds / David C. Bridges -- 3. Preventive Weed Management / Robert H. Walker -- 4. Mechanical Weed Management / Gail A. Wicks, Orvin C. Burnside and Warwick L. Felton -- 5. Chemical Weed Management / S. Kent Harrison and Mark M. Loux -- 6. Herbicide Application Equipment / H. Erdal Ozkan -- 7. Herbicide Formulations, Adjuvants, and Spray Drift Management / H. Erdal Ozkan -- 8. Fate of Herbicides in the Environment / Patrick L. Havens, Gerald K. Sims and Susan Erhardt-Zabik -- 9. Biological Weed Management / John Cardina -- 10. Weed Management Systems for Oil Seed Crops / John W. Wilcut, Alan C. York and David L. Jordan -- 11. Weed Management Systems for Grain Crops / William W. Donald and E. Ford Eastin -- 12. Weed Management Systems for Pastures and Hay Crops / Albert E. Smith and Lionel D. Martin -- 13. Weed Management Systems for Rangeland / Rodney W. Bovey -- 14. Weed Management Systems for Horticultural Crops / Reid J. Smeda and Leslie A. Weston -- 15. Weed Management Systems for Turfgrass / S. Wayne Bingham, William J. Chism and Prasanta C. Bhowmik -- 16. Weed Management Systems for Forest Nurseries and Woodland / Ken Mc Nabb, David B. South and Robert J. Mitchell.

This unique reference - the first book of its kind on the subject - presents the fundamental information necessary for the development of weed management strategies for all of the major U.S. crops using ideas that can be applied worldwide and covers the history of weed management, characteristics of weeds, and the systems concept. With over 1550 bibliographic citations, tables, drawings, and photographs, Handbook of Weed Management Systems is an excellent resource for weed, crop, soil, plant, animal, and environmental scientists; fertilizer and pest management specialists; plant physiologists; horticulturists; agriculturists; agronomists; botanists; foresters; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

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