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Title:
Persistence strategies of weeds
Author:
Upadhyaya, Mahesh K., editor.
ISBN:
9781119525622

9781119525615
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxii, 378 pages) : illustrations.
Contents:
Persistence Strategies of Weeds / Seed Production, Dissemination, and Weed Seedbanks / Weed Seed Dormancy and Persistence of Weeds / Seed Dormancy Genes and Their Associated Adaptive Traits Underlie Weed Persistence / Environmental Regulation of Weed Seedbanks and Seedling Emergence / Longevity of Weed Seeds in Seedbanks / Evolution and Persistence of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds / Seed Predation and Weed Seedbanks / Modelling the Persistence of Weed Populations / Influence of Agronomic Practices on the Persistence of Weed Seedbanks / Clonal Growth, Resprouting, and Vegetative Propagation of Weeds / Climate Change and the Persistence of Weeds / Soil Microbial Effects on Weed Seedbank Persistence / The Potential Role of Allelopathy in the Persistence of Invasive Weeds / Weed Adaptation as a Driving Force for Weed Persistence in Agroecosystems / Persistence Strategies of Weeds
Abstract:
Weeds negatively impact crop yields, the quality of agricultural produce, the health of livestock and ecosystems, and various aspects of human life. Despite significant expenditures of time, money, and resources by agricultural producers, land managers, and the general public, weeds persist. Developing new methods for protecting crops and the environment requires a thorough understanding of the persistence mechanisms of weeds. In Persistence Strategies of Weeds, an international team of expert authors provide detailed information on weed seed biology, identify the vulnerabilities of different weeds, and address the underlying issues behind the problem of weed persistence despite various management methods including herbicides. Presenting a comprehensive approach to the subject, the authors describe what is already understood about weed persistence and what yet needs to be determined. Topics include the role of seed production, dissemination, seed banks, the physiology and genetics of seed dormancy, the influence of agronomic practices, seed longevity, vegetative propagation, allelopathy, predation, soil microbes, weed evolution, and more.
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John Wiley and Sons
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