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

• Main Author: Håkansson, Sigurd, 1928- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2003.
• Subjects: Weeds.; Weeds > Ecology.; Weeds > Control.; Weeds > Sweden.; Weeds > Ecology > Sweden.; Weeds > Control > Sweden.; Plant Morphology and Structure.; Weeds and Noxious Plants.; Biological Control.; Environmental Pest Management.; Integrated Pest Management.; Pesticides and Drugs; Control, (New March 2000); Other Control Measures.; Soil Management.; Plant Ecology.; Adaptation.; Arable land.; Biological control.; Chemical control.; Cover crops.; Crop weed competition.; Cultural control.; Environmental factors.; Establishment.; Field crops.; Herbicides.; Integrated control.; Life form.; Mulches.; Mulching.; Natural enemies.; Physical control.; Plant ecology.; Plant succession.; Seed germination.; Seedling emergence.; Tillage.; Weed control.; Electronic books.
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This book deals with the appearance and management of plants with different traits occurring 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 and, at t...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Classification of Plants Based on Traits of Ecological Significance
• Annual and Perennial Crops
• Weed Communities Looked Upon as Early Stages in Secondary Vegetation
• Weeds with Diverse Life Forms in Various Types of Crops
• Germination, Emergence and Establishment of Crop and Weed Plants
• Competition in Plant Stands of Short Duration
• Weed Flora and Plant Adaptation to Environment and Competitive
• Measurements of Competition and Competitiveness in Plant Stands of Short Duration
• Soil Tillage Effects on Weeds
• Chemical Weed Control as an Element in the Cropping System
• Special Management Measures
• Important Points for Understanding the Occurrence and Rational Management of Weeds.