Plants - General & Miscellaneous, General & Miscellaneous Pollution & Pollutants, Disease & Pest Control in Gardening, Agricultural Insecticides & Herbicides, Botany - Diseases, Parasites, & Foreign Substances
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Overview
This book addresses herbicides and their use as an important aspect of modern weed management,and strives to place them in an ecological framework. Many weed scientists believe agriculture is a continuing struggle with weeds - without good weed control, good and profitable agriculture is impossible. Each agricultural discipline sees itself as central to agriculture's success and continued progress, and weed science is no exception. While not denying the importance of weed management to successful agriculture, this book places it in a larger ecological context. The roles of culture, economics, and politics in weed management are also discussed, enabeling scientists and students to understand the larger effects on society.NEW TO THIS EDITION:
* Information on New herbicides included, along with the old herbicides that are important for understanding the history
* New section on weed resistance to herbicides and genetic engineering
* New information on invasive plants
* Expanded chapters on Biological Control, Pesticide Legislation and Regulation, Weed Management Systems, and more
Audience: Undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and researchers in weed science; government officials.
Editorials
IPMnet News
One of the more thoughtful and extensive overviews of weeds and their management.John R. Stepp
Having examined the major textbooks in this field, I would recommend Zimdahls's Fundamentals of Weed Science if someone were to own just one. The combination of its readability for non-specialists and its emphasis on an holistic approach to weeds set it apart from the others.Stephen C. Weller
...the book contains a good overview of weed science fundamentals...Fundamentals of Weed Science has many good aspects including its biological and ecological approaches to the improved understanding of weeds.Weed Technology
The book will be of value to undergraduate students in weed science; faculty, graduate students, and researchers who need a survey of the basics of weed science; and government and policy officials who need a primer for weed science in order to evaluate impact assessments for particular weed management strategies.Booknews
Deviates from the general lot of weed books which are heavily oriented toward explaining herbicides. Emphasizes the present state of the practice (and art) of weed management, which is increasingly focused on understanding the biology of weeds and the ecology of the systems in which they occur. Intended for use in undergraduate weed science courses. (Coverage of herbicides is also included.) Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
October 1, 1993
Publisher
Academic Press Inc
Pages
450
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780127810607