Non-Chemical Weed Control

This timely book explores the benefits of non-chemical weed control techniques, including environment friendliness, economic efficiency and sustainability

Khawar Jabran (Edited by), Bhagirath Chauhan (Edited by)

9780128098813

Paperback, published 4 January 2018

172 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.2 cm, 0.39 kg

Non-Chemical Weed Control is the first book to present an overview of plant crop protection against non-food plants using non-chemical means. Plants growing wild—particularly unwanted plants found in cultivated ground to the exclusion of the desired crop—have been treated with herbicides and chemical treatments in the past. As concern over environmental, food and consumer safety increases, research has turned to alternatives, including the use of cover crops, thermal treatments and biotechnology to reduce and eliminate unwanted plants. This book provides insight into existing and emerging alternative crop protection methods and includes lessons learned from past methodologies.

1. Introduction 2. Thermal Weed Control 3. The Use of Physics in Weed Control 4. Weed Control Using Ground Cover Systems 5. Weed Control through Crop Plant Manipulations 6. Weed Control through Agronomic Managements 7. Use of Biotechnology for Weed Control 8. Conventional Mechanical Weed Control

Subject Areas: Food & beverage technology [TDCT]