A comprehensive reference-cum-textbook on fundamentals and principles of weed science. Includes updated information on newer approaches (ecophysiological and biological) in weed management, newer herbicides, bioherbicides, herbicide action mechanisms and transformations in plants, herbicide persistence and behaviour in soil and environment, and interaction of herbicide with other aerochemicals.
Preface
Acknowledgement
1 Introduction
2 Weed Biology and Ecology
3 Traditional, Ecophysiological and Other Approaches in Weed Management
4 Introduction to Chemical Weed Management
5 Classification and Information on Herbicides, Bioherbicides and Herbicide Safeners
6 Absorption and Translocation of Herbicides
7 Mechanisms of Action of Herbicides
8 Herbicide Transformations in Plants
9 Persistence and behavior of Herbicides in Soil and Environment
10 Herbicide Resistance and Genetic Engineering
11. Biological Approaches in Weed Management
12. Herbicide Interactions with Herbicides, Safeners and Other Agrochemicals
13. Herbicide Discovery and Development
14. Herbicide Application
15. Some Prominent Weeds and Their Management
16. Weed Management in Field and Plantation Crops
17. Weed Management in Aquatic System
18. Weed Management in Forestry and Non-Agricultural Systems
19. Weed Research Methodology- Field Experimentation
Glossary
Appendices
Subject Index
Weed Index
The Author
Biography
V.S. Rao, International Consultant, Weed Science Santa Clara, California, USA
