Weed Management Principles and Practices

Table of Contents 1.Weeds and Our Concern; 2. Weed - Crop Competition; 3. Propagation and Dispersal of Weeds; 4. Weed Hardiness and Persistence; 5. Classification of Weeds and Their Distribution; 6. Elements of Prevention and Control of Weeds; 7. Cultural and Physical Methods of Weed Control; 8. Biological Control of Weeds; 9. Weed Control Through Herbicides; 10. Herbicide Selectivity; 11. Common Herbicides and Their Uses; 12. Fate of Herbicides in Soils; 13. Herbicide Use in Field Crops and Vegetables; 14. Herbicide Use in Orchards, Plantations and Grasslands; 15. Noxious Farm Weeds and Their Control; 16. Aquatic Weed Management; 17. Glossary of Terms Often Used in Weed Science; 18. Appendix; 19. Subject Index