{"product_id":"ecological-management-of-agricultural-weeds-hardback-9780521560689","title":"Ecological Management of Agricultural Weeds (Hardback) 9780521560689","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEcological Management of Agricultural Weeds\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book presents principles and practices for ecologically based weed-management in a range of farming systems.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMatt Liebman (Author), Charles L. Mohler (Author), Charles P. Staver (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521560689, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 July 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e546 pages, 81 b\/w illus.  39 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.1 x 18 x 3.8 cm, 1.06 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… it reads very well. The book's eleven chapters flow smoothly … This text would be appropriate for an advanced course or seminar; it is an important piece from which to draw the next generation of all crop protection professionals, not just week scientists. Furthermore, the approaches presented here should be the basis for future weed science textbooks. I laud the authors for their balanced - not shrill - call for a philosophical shift in how we view and sustainably manage pests in agroecosystems.' American Entomologist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eConcerns over environmental and human health impacts of conventional weed management practices, herbicide resistance in weeds, and rising costs of crop production and protection have led agricultural producers and scientists in many countries to seek strategies that take greater advantage of ecological processes and thereby allow a reduction in herbicide use. This book provides principles and practices for ecologically based weed management in a wide range of temperate and tropical farming systems. After examining weed life histories and processes determining the assembly of weed communities, the authors describe how tillage and cultivation practices, manipulations of soil conditions, competitive cultivars, crop diversification, grazing livestock, arthropod and microbial biocontrol agents, and other factors can be used to reduce weed germination, growth, competitive ability, reproduction and dispersal. Special attention is given to the evolutionary challenges that weeds pose and the roles that farmers can play in the development of new weed-management strategies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Weed management: a need for ecological approaches Matt Liebman\u003cbr\u003e 2. Weed life history: identifying vulnerabilities Charles L. Mohler\u003cbr\u003e 3. Knowledge, science and practice in ecological weed management: farmer-extensionist-scientist interactions Charles P. Staver\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mechanical management of weeds Charles L. Mohler\u003cbr\u003e 5. Weeds and the soil environment Matt Liebman and Charles L. Mohler\u003cbr\u003e 6. Enhancing the competitive ability of crops Charles L. Mohler\u003cbr\u003e 7. Crop diversification for weed management Matt Liebman and Charles P. Staver\u003cbr\u003e 8. Managing weeds with insects and pathogens Matt Liebman\u003cbr\u003e 9. Livestock grazing for weed management Charles P. Staver\u003cbr\u003e 10. Weed evolution and community structure Charles L. Mohler\u003cbr\u003e 11. Weed management: the broader context Charles L. Mohler, Matt Liebman and Charles P. Staver\u003cbr\u003e Taxonomic index\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Agriculture \u0026amp; farming [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Agriculture \u0026amp; farming\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Agriculture%20\u0026amp;%20farming%20%5BTV%5D%22\"\u003eTV\u003c\/a\u003e], Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46065986076952,"sku":"9780521560689","price":108.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521560689i.jpg?v=1691408582","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ecological-management-of-agricultural-weeds-hardback-9780521560689","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}