Woody Plants and Woody Plant Management: Ecology: Safety, and Environmental Impatt

ISBN-13: 9780824704384 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 584 str.

Rodney W. Bovey

Opis

Details strategies for managing woody plants and using research data t o selectthe most appropriate control methods. Analyzes the responses o f over 370 North American woody plants to commercially available herbi cides. Provides methods to manage woody plants that interfere with rec reation, watershed yield, animal and plant diversity, resource conserv ation, wildlife and livestock needs, and wood production on grazing, f orest, and related land.

Recenzje

". . .a must-have historical review and reference for range and weed scientists and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. . .. . . .a highly commendable career-summing tome from one of our most valued land resource scientists."
---Forest Science
". . .the most significant literature and data on this topic. . .. . . .an excellent source of information on the field treated. . .. . . .will surely find a numerous readership among biologists, ecologists, plant and soil scientists, technicians, and growers."
---Photosynthetica

Spis treści

Significance and botanical nature of woody plants; history and development of woody plant management; herbicide development; chemistry and properties of herbicides used; herbicide application technology; herbicide residues and impact on the environment; herbicide toxicology and safety; the phenoxy herbicide controversy; herbicide fate and activity in woody plants; herbicide spray drift, vapour, and residue effects on crop plants; ecological impact of woody plant management; the response of woody plants to herbicides; economics of woody plant management; nonchemical methods of woody plant control; growing woody plants for experimental purposes; future trends, needs, and priorities.

O autorze

Rodney W. Bovey