Description
Book SynopsisWeed Management Handbook updates the 8th edition of Weed Control Handbook (1990). The change in the title and contents of the book from previous editions reflects both the current emphasis on producing crops in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly manner, and the new weed management challenges presenting themselves.
This landmark publication contains cutting edge chapters, each written by acknowledged experts in their fields and carefully drawn together and edited by Professor Robert Naylor, known and respected world-wide for his knowledge of the area. The sequence of chapters included reflects a progression from the biology of weeds, through the underpinning science and technology relating to weed management techniques including herbicides and their application to crops, leading to principles of weed management techniques. Finally a set of relevant case studies describes the main management options available and addresses the challenges of reduced chemical options in
Table of Contents
Introduction v
1 What is a Weed? 1
Robert E. L. Naylor and Peter J. Lutman
2 Weed Competition 16
R.J. Froud-Williams
3 What is the Weed Seed Bank? 39
Andrea C. Grundy and Naomi E. Jones
4 Weed Population Dynamics 63
Robert E. L. Naylor
5 Weeds and Biodiversity 75
E.J.P. Marshall
6 Herbicide Discovery 93
Leonard G. Copping
7 Herbicide Legislation and Regulation 114
D.J. Flynn
8 Herbicides: Modes of Action and Metabolism 134
John P.H. Reade and A. H. Cobb
9 Herbicide Formulation and Delivery 171
Duncan Webb
10 Methodology of Application 199
T.H. Robinson
11 Herbicide-Resistant Weeds 225
Stephen R. Moss
12 Herbicide-Tolerant Crops 253
Ralph C. Kirkwood
13 Non-chemical Weed Management 280
W. Bond
14 Integrated Weed Management 302
Robert E.L. Naylor and Caroline Drummond
15 Developing Decision-Support Systems to Improve Weed Management 311
James Clarke
16 Optimising Herbicide Performance 323
Per Kudsk
17 Biological Control of Weeds 345
M.P. Greaves
18 Weed Management Strategies for Winter Cereals 354
James Clarke
19 Weeds Control in other Arable and Field Vegetable Crops 359
C.M. Knott
20 Management of Aquatic Weeds 399
Jonathan R. Newman
21 Where is Weed Management Going? 415
Robert E.L. Naylor
Index 419
