While some plants are valued and selected for their beauty, others are reviled for their apparent lack of these traits. Weeds are recognized worldwide as undesirable economic pests; however, the value of any plant is unquestionably determined by the perception of the viewer. This book looks at weeds from an ecological viewpoint, emphasizing the way in which one species interacts with others.
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This extensively expanded edition looks at weeds from an ecological perspective, emphasizing the manner in which one species interacts with others. Informs readers about the biology of weeds by presenting theories, concepts and principles of fundamental plant ecology, physiology and genetics. Considers the role of weeds in human systems and introduces new ideas regarding systems thinking and the part that hierarchical structure plays in both natural and human interrelationships. Contains new material on such contemporary topics as herbicide use and resistance.
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Weeds exist as a category of vegetation because of the human ability to select for desirable traits among the various members of the plant kingdom. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
triazine ban, individual plant weight, weed control tactics, weed control procedures, moisture extraction profiles, total plant density, atrazine ban, ryegrass density, herbicide decomposition, herbicide entry, reciprocal yield law, forest vegetation management, other triazine herbicides, weed abundance, plant growth analysis, herbicide selectivity, herbicide movement, annual weed species, rolling cultivators, herbicide absorption, many weed species, following herbicide application, atrazine use, weed evolution, competitive ruderals Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Oregon State University, University of California, Great Basin, Low Roots, North America, New York, National Research Council, None Roots, Environmental Protection Agency, Great Britain, John Wiley, Arthropod Species Plant Attacked, Central Valley, Department of Agriculture, Soybean Giant, Weeds of California, Weeds Present Change, Absorbed Usual Concentration, American Naturalist, American Society of Agronomy, Arthropod Species Change, Corn Belt, Julian Days, None Foliage New!
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Weeds exist as a category of vegetation because of the human ability to select for desirable traits among the various members of the plant kingdom. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
triazine ban, individual plant weight, weed control tactics, weed control procedures, moisture extraction profiles, total plant density, atrazine ban, ryegrass density, herbicide decomposition, herbicide entry, reciprocal yield law, forest vegetation management, other triazine herbicides, weed abundance, plant growth analysis, herbicide selectivity, herbicide movement, annual weed species, rolling cultivators, herbicide absorption, many weed species, following herbicide application, atrazine use, weed evolution, competitive ruderals Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Oregon State University, University of California, Great Basin, Low Roots, North America, New York, National Research Council, None Roots, Environmental Protection Agency, Great Britain, John Wiley, Arthropod Species Plant Attacked, Central Valley, Department of Agriculture, Soybean Giant, Weeds of California, Weeds Present Change, Absorbed Usual Concentration, American Naturalist, American Society of Agronomy, Arthropod Species Change, Corn Belt, Julian Days, None Foliage New!
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- Demography and Evolution in Plant Populations (Botanical Monographs, Volume 15) by Otto T. Solbrig on 6 pages
- The Science of Allelopathy by Alan R. Putnam on 6 pages
- Herbicide Resistance in Plants (Wiley-Interscience Publication) by Homer M. LeBaron on 5 pages
- Weed Management in Agroecosystems Ecological Approaches by Matthew Z. Liebman on 5 pages
- Ecology of Soil Seed Banks by Mary Allessio Leck on 5 pages
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