Weeds are the main biological constraint to crop production throughout the year. Uncontrolled weeds could cause 100% yield loss. In Australia, the overall cost of weeds to Australian grain growers was estimated at AU$ 3.3 billion annually. In terms of yield losses, weeds amounted to 2.7 million tonnes of grains at a national level. In the USA, weeds cost US$ 33 billion in lost crop production annually. In India, these costs were estimated to be much higher (US$ 11 billion). These studies from different economies suggest that weeds cause substantial yield and economic loss.
Biology and Management of Problematic Weed Species details the biology of key weed species, providing vital information on seed germination and production, as well as factors affecting weed growth. These species include Chenopodium album, Chloris truncata and C. virgate, Conyza bonariensis and C. canadensis, Cyperus rotundus, and many more. This information is crucial for researchers and growers to develop integrated weed management (IWM) strategies.
Written by leading experts across the globe, this book is an essential read to plant biologists and ecologists, crop scientists, and students and researchers interested in weed science.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Alopecurus myosuroides - p. 1 8. Amaranthus spp. - p. 21 9. Avena fatua and Avena sterilis - p. 43 10. Bromus diandrus and Bromus rigidus - p. 67 11. Chenopodium album and Chenopodium murale - p. 89 12. Chloris truncata and Chloris virgata - p. 113 13. Erigeron bonariensis, Erigeron canadensis, and Erigeron sumatrensis - p. 131 14. Cyperus esculentus and Cyperus rotundus - p. 151 15. Digitaria ciliaris, Digitaria ischaemum, and Digitaria sanguinalis - p. 173 16. Echinochloa colona and Echinochloa crus-galli - p. 197 17. Ipomoea hederacea, Ipomoea lacunosa, and Ipomoea purpurea - p. 241 18. Lolium rigidum and Lolium multiflorum - p. 261 19. Weedy rice (Oryza spp.) - p. 285 20. Chapter 14. Parthenium hysterophorus - p. 311 21. Phalaris minor and Phalaris paradoxa - p. 335 22. Solanum nigrum and Solanum physalifolium - p. 357 23. Sonchus oleraceus - p. 375 24. Sorghum halepense - p. 391 25. Index - p. 407
Weeds are the main biological constraint to crop production throughout the year. Uncontrolled weeds could cause 100% yield loss. In Australia, the overall cost of weeds to Australian grain growers was estimated at AU$ 3.3 billion annually. In terms of yield losses, weeds amounted to 2.7 million tonnes of grains at a national level. In the USA, weeds cost US$ 33 billion in lost crop production annually. In India, these costs were estimated to be much higher (US$ 11 billion). These studies from different economies suggest that weeds cause substantial yield and economic loss.
Biology and Management of Problematic Weed Species details the biology of key weed species, providing vital information on seed germination and production, as well as factors affecting weed growth. These species include Chenopodium album, Chloris truncata and C. virgate, Conyza bonariensis and C. canadensis, Cyperus rotundus, and many more. This information is crucial for researchers and growers to develop integrated weed management (IWM) strategies.
Written by leading experts across the globe, this book is an essential read to plant biologists and ecologists, crop scientists, and students and researchers interested in weed science.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Alopecurus myosuroides - p. 1 8. Amaranthus spp. - p. 21 9. Avena fatua and Avena sterilis - p. 43 10. Bromus diandrus and Bromus rigidus - p. 67 11. Chenopodium album and Chenopodium murale - p. 89 12. Chloris truncata and Chloris virgata - p. 113 13. Erigeron bonariensis, Erigeron canadensis, and Erigeron sumatrensis - p. 131 14. Cyperus esculentus and Cyperus rotundus - p. 151 15. Digitaria ciliaris, Digitaria ischaemum, and Digitaria sanguinalis - p. 173 16. Echinochloa colona and Echinochloa crus-galli - p. 197 17. Ipomoea hederacea, Ipomoea lacunosa, and Ipomoea purpurea - p. 241 18. Lolium rigidum and Lolium multiflorum - p. 261 19. Weedy rice (Oryza spp.) - p. 285 20. Chapter 14. Parthenium hysterophorus - p. 311 21. Phalaris minor and Phalaris paradoxa - p. 335 22. Solanum nigrum and Solanum physalifolium - p. 357 23. Sonchus oleraceus - p. 375 24. Sorghum halepense - p. 391 25. Index - p. 407
