Non-Chemical Weed Management: Principles, Concepts and Technology
Following several decades of popularity after the Second World War, the use of synthetic herbicides is now experiencing a backlash within the agriculture industry. The increase in organic farming and concerns about potential negative effects on human health and the environment is creating a demand for pesticide-free food and alternative weed management techniques. International research has now explored the potential, limitations and impacts of non-chemical alternatives and the effect of...
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Following several decades of popularity after the Second World War, the use of synthetic herbicides is now experiencing a backlash within the agriculture industry. The increase in organic farming and concerns about potential negative effects on human health and the environment is creating a demand for pesticide-free food and alternative weed management techniques. International research has now explored the potential, limitations and impacts of non-chemical alternatives and the effect of different strategies on the entire agro- or natural ecosystem. Through the re-evaluation of techniques previously considered uneconomical or impractical, this text provides a comprehensive examination of non-chemical weed management.
Contributors viiPreface ix1 Prevention Strategies in Weed Management P.J. Christoffoleti S.J. Pinto de Carvalho M. Nicolai D. Doohan M. VanGessel 12 Understanding Weed-Crop Interactions to Manage Weed Problems B.D. Maxwell J.T. O'Donovan 173 Cultural Weed Management R.E. Blackshaw R.L. Anderson D. Lemerle 354 Cover Crops and Weed Management J.R. Teasdale L.O. Brandsaeter A. Calegari F. Skora Neto 495 Allelopathy: A Potential Tool in the Development of Strategies for Biorational Weed Management L.A. Weston Inderjit 656 Biological Control of Weeds Using Arthropods B. Blossey 777 Bioherbicides for Weed Control M.A. Weaver M.E. Lyn C.D. Boyette R.E. Hoagland 938 Mechanical Weed Management D.C. Cloutier R.Y. van der Weide A. Peruzzi M.L. Leblanc 1119 Use of Non-living Mulches for Weed Control A.C. Grundy B. Bond 13510 Thermal Weed Control J. Ascard P.E. Hatcher B. Melander M.K. Upadhyaya 15511 Soil Solarization and Weed Management O. Cohen B. Rubin 17712 Non-chemical Weed Management: Synopsis, Integration and the Future M.K. Upadhyaya R.E. Blackshaw 201Index 211
