WEED SCIENCE Principles and Practice

• Main Authors: Ashton, Floyd M (Author), Monaco, Floyd M (Author)
• Other Authors: Barrett, Michael 1951- (contrubutions)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1991
• Edition: Third Edition
• Subjects: Weeds > Control; Herbicides
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• Physical Description: vii, 466 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0471600849

Weed control is an essential part of crop production. It is expensive and directly increases the price of food. Weeds may poison livestock or seriously slow their weight gains. They cause human allergies such as hay fever and poison ivy. They infest lawns and gardens. Weeds create problems in recreation areas such as golf courses, parks, and fishing and boating areas. They are troublesome along highways and railroads, and in industrial areas and irrigation and drainage systems. Tillage to control weeds may seriously increase soil erosion. Human labor used to control weeds manually is not available for more-productive uses. Weeds affect everyone; therefore, they should be of concern to everybody. The science of weed control has advanced more during the past 50 years than in the previous 100 centuries. In this book, the old and reliable methods of weed control are integrated with the modern chemical techniques. Together, these practices result in more-effective and less-expensive weed-control programs. These programs help reduce the cost of food and fiber production. This textbook is designed principally for college classroom instruction in the principles and practices of weed science. However, its detailed coverage of these topics also makes it useful to country agents, farm advisors, extension specialists, herbicide-development personnel, research scientists, and farmers. The first third of this book deals with principles of weed science, the second third with herbicides, and the last third with weed-control practices in specific crops or situations. In total, this book brings together the modern philosophy of weed science and the techniques of weed control.