Weed Management Handbook

9. Edition September 2002
432 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Weed 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 many crops.
Weed Management Handbook is a vital tool for all those
involved in the crop protection / agrochemical industry, including
business managers, horticultural and agricultural scientists, plant
physiologists, botanists and those studying and teaching BASIS
courses. As an important reference guide for undergraduate and
postgraduate students studying horticultural and agricultural
sciences, plant physiology, botany and crop protection, copies of
the book should be available on the shelves of all research
establishments and universities where these subjects are studied
and taught.
Weed Management Handbook is published for the British
Crop Protection Council (BCPC) by Blackwell Publishing.
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