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Non-chemical weed management [electronic resource] : principles, concepts, and technology / edited by Mahesh K. Upadhyaya & Robert E. Blackshaw.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Weeds--Control.
- Weeds.
- Pesticides--Risk mitigation.
- Pesticides.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : CABI, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The increase in organic farming and concerns about potential negative effects on human health and the environment is creating a demand for pesticide-free food and alternative weed management techniques. This book provides a comprehensive examination of non-chemical weed management.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Prevention Strategies in Weed Management; 2 Understanding Weed-Crop Interactions to Manage Weed Problems; 3 Cultural Weed Management; 4 Cover Crops and Weed Management; 5 Allelopathy: A Potential Tool in the Development of Strategies for Biorational Weed Management; 6 Biological Control of Weeds Using Arthropods; 7 Bioherbicides for Weed Control; 8 Mechanical Weed Management; 9 Use of Non-living Mulches for Weed Control; 10 Thermal Weed Control; 11 Soil Solarization and Weed Management; 12 Non-chemical Weed Management: Synopsis, Integration and the Future
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-20458-7
- 9786611204587
- 1-84593-291-9
- OCLC:
- 185034531
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