Weeds and weed management on arable land : an ecological approach / Sigurd Håkansson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Håkansson, Sigurd, 1928-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weeds--Control--Sweden.

Weeds.

Weeds--Control.

Weeds--Ecology--Sweden.

Weeds--Ecology.

Weeds--Sweden.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A guide to dealing with the appearance and management of plants with different traits that occur as weeds on arable land. It describes and discusses matters and relationships that are important as a basis for understanding the varying occurrence of weeds in different crops and cropping systems.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Classification of Plants Based on Traits of Ecological Significance; 3 Annual and Perennial Crops; 4 Weed Communities Looked Upon as Early Stages in Secondary Vegetation Succession; 5 Weeds with Diverse Life Forms in Various Types of Crops; 6 Germination, Emergence and Establishment of Crop and Weed Plants; 7 Competition in Plant Stands of Short Duration; 8 Weed Flora and Plant Adaptation to Environment and Competitive Conditions; 9 Measurements of Competition and Competitiveness in Plant Stands of Short Duration; 10 Soil Tillage Effects on Weeds

11 Chemical Weed Control as an Element in the Cropping System12 Special Management Measures; 13 Important Points for Understanding the Occurrence and Rational Management of Weeds; References; Species Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-268) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-83372-6

9786610833726

0-85199-800-3

OCLC:

476061912