Weed Control: Sustainability, Hazards, and Risks in Cropping Systems Worldwide

ISBN-13: 9781498787468 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 664 str.

Nicholas E. Korres; Nilda R. Burgos; Stephen Oscar Duke

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This book focuses on management strategies that respect human life and the environment and secure safe food production. Providing new insights in weed science, agronomy, horticulture and viticulture, agroecologists, environmental scientists and landscape managers.

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PART 1: WEED SCIENCE-SUSTAINABILITY, HAZARDS AND RISKS. Sustainable agriculture and integrated weed management. Effects of herbicides on humans. Effects of weed management on soil ecosystems. Effects of herbicides on freshwater ecosystems. Direct and Indirect Effects of Herbicides on Insects. Evolution of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds. Microbial Herbicides. Natural Product-Based Chemical Herbicides. Allelopathy for Sustainable Weed Management. Genetically Engineered Herbicide Tolerant Crops and Sustainable Weed Management. PART 2: SUSTAINABLE WEED CONTROL IN CROPS AND CROPPING SYSTEMS. Sustainable Weed Control in Small Grain Cereals (Wheat/Barley). Sustainable Weed Control in Maize. Grain Sorghum. Sustainable Weed Control in Rice. Sustainable weed control in soybean. Sustainable Weed Control in Cotton. Sustainable Weed Control in Oilseed Rape. Sustainable Weed Management in Peanut. Sustainable Weed Control in Tobacco. Sustainable Weed Control in Strawberry. Sustainable Weed Control in Vegetables. Small Fruits. Sustainable Weed Control in Coffee. Advances in weed management in tea. Weed Management in Sugarcane. Sustainable weed control in pineapple. Sustainable Weed Control in Natural Rubber. Sustainable Weed Control in Orchards. Sustainable Weed Control in Grapes. Sustainable potato weed management. Sustainable weed control in Sugar Beet. Sweet potato: Important weeds and sustainable weed management. Sustainable Weed Control with Aromatic Plants and Essential Oils. Issues and Sustainability in Grassland Weed Control. Organic Farming and Sustainable Weed Control.