Fundamentals of Weed Science

Informationen zum Autor Robert L. Zimdahl is a Professor of Weed Science at Colorado State University. He received his Ph.D. in Agronomy from Oregon State University. Among his many honors and awards, Dr. Zimdahl was elected a Fellow of the Weed Science Society of America in 1986 and currently serves as editor of that society's journal, Weed Science . He has been a member of several international task forces and has authored a number of books and articles on the subject of weed science. He is the author of Fundamentals of Weed Science, and Six Chemicals that Changed Agriculture both from Elsevier. Drug use and abuse continues to thrive in contemporary society worldwide and the instance and damage caused by addiction increases along with availability. The Effects of Drug Abuse on the Human Nervous System presents objective, state-of-the-art information on the impact of drug abuse on the human nervous system, with each chapter offering a specific focus on nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, sedative-hypnotics, and designer drugs. Other chapters provide a context for drug use, with overviews of use and consequences, epidemiology and risk factors, genetics of use and treatment success, and strategies to screen populations and provide appropriate interventions. The book offers meaningful, relevant and timely information for scientists, health-care professionals and treatment providers. Zusammenfassung Addresses herbicides and their use as an important aspect of modern weed management and strives to place them in an ecological framework. While not denying the importance of weed management to successful agriculture, this book places it in a larger ecological context.

Autorentext
Robert L. Zimdahl is a Professor of Weed Science at Colorado State University. He received his Ph.D. in Agronomy from Oregon State University. Among his many honors and awards, Dr. Zimdahl was elected a Fellow of the Weed Science Society of America in 1986 and currently serves as editor of that society's journal, Weed Science. He has been a member of several international task forces and has authored a number of books and articles on the subject of weed science. He is the author of Fundamentals of Weed Science, and Six Chemicals that Changed Agriculture both from Elsevier.

Klappentext

Drug use and abuse continues to thrive in contemporary society worldwide and the instance and damage caused by addiction increases along with availability. The Effects of Drug Abuse on the Human Nervous System presents objective, state-of-the-art information on the impact of drug abuse on the human nervous system, with each chapter offering a specific focus on nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, sedative-hypnotics, and designer drugs. Other chapters provide a context for drug use, with overviews of use and consequences, epidemiology and risk factors, genetics of use and treatment success, and strategies to screen populations and provide appropriate interventions. The book offers meaningful, relevant and timely information for scientists, health-care professionals and treatment providers.

Zusammenfassung
Addresses herbicides and their use as an important aspect of modern weed management and strives to place them in an ecological framework. While not denying the importance of weed management to successful agriculture, this book places it in a larger ecological context.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Weeds - The Beginning 3. Weed Classification 4. Uses of Weeds - Ethnobotany 5. Weed Reproduction and Dispersal 6. Weed Ecology7. Weed Population Genetics8. Invasive Plants9. Allelopathy 10. Methods of Weed Management 11. Weed Management in Organic Agricultural Systems.12. Biological Weed Control 13. Introduction to Chemical Weed Control 14. Herbicides and Plants 15. Herbicides and Soil 16. Properties and Uses of Herbicides 17. Herbicide Formulation 18. Herbicide Resistance and GM CropsChapter 19 Herbicides and the Environment 20. Pesticide Legislation and Registration 21. Weed Management Systems Chapter 22 Weed Science - The Future

   Appendix A: List of Crops by Common Name Appendix B: List of Weeds by Common Name Glossary Index