Handbook of Sustainable Weed Management

ISBN-13: 9781560229575 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 946 str.

Harminder Pal Singh; Daizy Rani Batish; Ravinder Kumar Kohli

Opis

Innovative Strategies for Managing Weeds in an Environmentally Protective Manner Successfully meeting the challenge of providing weed control without relying on dangerous chemicals that endanger the ecosystem or human lives, this compendium focuses on management strategies that reduce herbicidal usage, restore ecological balance, and increase food production. It also provides new insights and approaches for weed scientists, agronomists, agriculturists, horticulturists, farmers, and extentionists, as well as teachers and students. In the Handbook of Sustainable Weed Management, experts from Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia organize in one resource information related to weeds and their management from different ecosystems around the world that has been until now been scattered throughout the literature.. The text captures the multifaceted impacts of and approaches to managing weeds from field, farm, landscape, regional, and global perspectives. Generously illustrated with tables and figures, this book not only describes the various techniques for weed management but shows you what methods work best in a given region, or in response to a specific, invasive weed or invaded crop. Covering the full scope of modern weed science the handbook examines different aspects of weed management, including Cultural practices Cover crops Crop rotation designs Potential of herbicide resistant crops Bioherbicides Allelopathy Microorganisms Integrated weed management In spite of advancement in technologies and procedures, weeds continue to pose a major ecological and economical threat to agriculture. Handbook of Sustainable Weed Management takes a broad view of weeds as a part of an agricultural system composed of interacting production, environmental, biological, economic, and social components all working together to find balance. This comprehensive book is a vital addition to the debate over how global weed management is changing in the 21st century. Also available in soft cover"

Recenzje

“Overall, this book presents the most comprehensive and cutting-edge information available on the scientific principles, biological processes, and how-to aspects of sustainable weed management. It comprises 25 well-written chapters and contributions from 49 leading international experts in the field of integrated weed management. There is no single publication to date that covers the range of important topics contained in this book. It is a valuable new information resource for students, teachers, researchers, and practitioners. A comprehensive list of references is included at the end of each chapter, and numerous examples, data tables, figures, and diagrams are presented throughout the book to reinforce key concepts.”
—S.K. Harrison, Professor of Weed Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

“Covers many topics related to sustainable weed management and will be useful to scientists working in this area. … Shows that weed management is an important science combining several strategies and taking into consideration weed population dynamics. … Thoroughly covers allelopathy and cover crops as tools for sustainable weed management.”
—Kiriaki L. Kalburtji,, Professor of Agricultural Ecology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece

Spis treści

Weeds and Their Management: Rationale and Approaches. Weed Management: A Basic Component of Modern Crop
Production. Contributions to Weed Suppression from Cover Crops. Utilizing Brassica Cover Crops for Weed Suppression in Annual Cropping Systems. Grass-Legume Mixed Cover Crops for Weed Management. Rye as a Weed Management Tool in Vegetable Cropping Systems. A Rotation Design That Aids Annual Weed Management in a Semiarid Region. Examining Tillage and Crop Rotation Effects on Weed Populations in the Canadian Prairies. Potential of Allelopathy and Allelochemicals for Weed Management. Progress in Developing Weed-Suppressive Rice Cultivars for the Southern United States. The Ecology of Weed Seed Predation in Herbaceous Crop Systems. Mowing for Weed Management. Herbicide Fate Under Conservation Tillage, Cover Crop, and Edge-of-Field Management Practices. Strategies for Developing Bioherbicides for Sustainable Weed Management. Developing Microbial Weed Control Products: Commercial, Biological, and Technological Considerations. Implementation of Weed Biocontrol in Forest Vegetation Management for Conifer Production. Characterization of Phytotoxins from Phytopathogenic Fungi and Their Potential Use As Herbicides in Integrated Crop Management. Applications of Soil and Rhizosphere Microorganisms in Sustainable Weed Management. Herbicide-Resistant Crops and Weed Management. Strategies for Managing Herbicide-Resistant Weeds. Recent Advances in Parasitic Weed Research: An Overview. Management of Weeds in Pasture Systems. Integrated Turfgrass Weed Management. Approaches to Integrated Weed Management. Learning Groups for Implementation of Integrated Weed Management: Principles and Practical Guidelines.  

O autorze

Harinder P. Singh, Daizy Rani Batish, Ravinder Kumar Kohli