This book deals with the appearance and management of plants with different traits occurring as weeds on arable land. It describes and discusses matters and relationships that are important as a basis for understanding the varying occurrence of weeds in different crops and cropping systems and, at the same time, the response of different weeds to specified management measures for integrated weed management. The following topics are covered: ecological plant classification, annual and perennial crops, weed communities in vegetation succession, diverse life forms, germination, emergence and establishment, competition, plant adaptation to environmental conditions, soil tillage effects on weeds, chemical weed control, special management measures (including cover crops, mulches, biological control, plant breeding and physical weed control), and understanding the occurrence and rational management of weeds. This book will be of interest to teachers, postgraduate and undergraduate students and weed science researchers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-268) and indexes.

Introduction -- Classification of Plants Based on Traits of Ecological Significance -- Annual and Perennial Crops -- Weed Communities Looked Upon as Early Stages in Secondary Vegetation -- Weeds with Diverse Life Forms in Various Types of Crops -- Germination, Emergence and Establishment of Crop and Weed Plants -- Competition in Plant Stands of Short Duration -- Weed Flora and Plant Adaptation to Environment and Competitive -- Measurements of Competition and Competitiveness in Plant Stands of Short Duration -- Soil Tillage Effects on Weeds -- Chemical Weed Control as an Element in the Cropping System -- Special Management Measures -- Important Points for Understanding the Occurrence and Rational Management of Weeds.

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