Weed Management Handbook
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Beschreibung
Weed Management Handbook updates the 8th edition of WeedControl Handbook (1990). The change in the title and contents ofthe book from previous editions reflects both the current emphasison producing crops in a sustainable and environmentally-friendlymanner, and the new weed management challenges presentingthemselves.
This landmark publication contains cutting edge chapters, eachwritten by acknowledged experts in their fields and carefully drawntogether and edited by Professor Robert Naylor, known and respectedworld-wide for his knowledge of the area. The sequence of chaptersincluded reflects a progression from the biology of weeds, throughthe underpinning science and technology relating to weed managementtechniques including herbicides and their application to crops,leading to principles of weed management techniques. Finally a setof relevant case studies describes the main management optionsavailable and addresses the challenges of reduced chemical optionsin many crops.
Weed Management Handbook is a vital tool for all thoseinvolved in the crop protection / agrochemical industry, includingbusiness managers, horticultural and agricultural scientists, plantphysiologists, botanists and those studying and teaching BASIScourses. As an important reference guide for undergraduate andpostgraduate students studying horticultural and agriculturalsciences, plant physiology, botany and crop protection, copies ofthe book should be available on the shelves of all researchestablishments and universities where these subjects are studiedand taught.
Weed Management Handbook is published for the BritishCrop Protection Council (BCPC) by Blackwell Publishing.
Autor*in
Robert E. L. Naylor
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Agriculture Landwirtschaft Pests, Diseases & Weeds Schädlinge, Krankheiten u. Unkräuter