Non-chemical weed management: principles, concepts and technology [electronic resource] Edited by Upadhyaya M. K. Upadhyaya M. K., Blackshaw R. E. Blackshaw R. E..
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TextLanguage: English Series: CABI BooksPublisher: Wallingford UK CABI 2007Edition: 1Description: 209ppContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781845932916
- biocontrol agents
- heat treatment
- weed control
- biological control agents
- mulching
- cover crops
- weedicides
- fungus
- arthropods
- weedkillers
- crops
- soil solarization
- biological control
- mulching materials
- biocontrol
- cultural methods
- eukaryotes
- weeds
- mulches
- mechanical methods
- crop weed competition
- animals
- biological control organisms
- plants
- herbicides
- cultural control
- fungi
- natural enemies
- mycoherbicides
- allelopathy
- heat processing
- invertebrates
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.
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