Features:

• Weeds and Weed Science
• Weed Biology
• Technolgy of Weed Science

This book looks at weeds from an ecological viewpoint, emphasizing the way in which one species interacts with others.

Contents

1. Weeds and Weed Science
   • Weeds
   • Weed Science
   • Principles of Weed Ecology
   • Community Differentiation Succession
   • Niche Differentiation Patterns of Evolutionary Development
   • Plant Demography and Population Dynamics

2. Weed Biology
   • Genetics and Evolution of Weeds
   • Relationship of Genetic and Phenotypic Variation to Weed Management
   • Breeding Systems of Weeds
   • Weeds as Strategists
   • Influence of Humans on Weed Evolution
   • Weed Demography and Population Dynamics
   • Principles of Plant Demographics
   • Weed Seed Dynamics
   • Seedling Recruitment: Germination and Establishment
   • Association of Weeds and Crops: Neighbors and Interference
   • Methods of Studying Competition
   • Responses of Crops and Weeds to Competition
   • Thresholds of Competition
   • Economics of Weed Control: Whether to Control Weeds
   • Physiology Aspects of Competition
   • Resources and Conditions
   • Light, Water, Nutrients and Plant Growth
   • Descriptive Models of Weed/Crop Interference
   • Other Forms of Negative Interference
   • Forms of Positive Interference
   • Facilitation

3. Technology of Weed Science
   • Methods and Tools of Weed Management
   • Prevention,Eradication, and Control
   • Tools used for Weed Control
   • Physical Methods of Weed Control
   • Cultural Methods of Weed Control
   • Biological Control: Using Natural Enemies to Suppress Weeds
   • ChemicalC ontrol
   • Principles for Weed Management Systems
   • Herbicide Use and Application
   • Herbicide Development as Commercial Products
   • Chemical Properties of Herbicides That Affect Use
   • Herbicide Classifacation
   • Herbicide Symptoms and Selectivity
   • Herbicide Application
   • Action and Fate of Herbicides
   • Herbicide Action
   • Fate of Herbicides in the Environment
   • Weed Control in a Social Context
   • Societal Aims and Individual Objectives
   • Social Conflicts and their Resolution
   • Assessments of Social Gains or Losses from Weed Control
   • Farmer Income, Employment, and Income Distribution from Weeding
   • Shifting Patterns in Agriculture and Weed Management
   • Role of Value System in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
   • Weed Management in Post-Industrial Society

Index

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