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Author:   Hansjoerg Kraehmer (Bayer Crop Science, Germany)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.565kg
ISBN:  

9781118720738

ISBN 10:   1118720733
Pages:   488
Publication Date:   15 April 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contributors, vii Acknowledgements, ix Introduction 1 Part I: Continental views of weed infestation maps Hansjörg Krähmer 1 Europe 7 Hansjörg Krähmer 2 Asia 23 Hansjörg Krähmer 3 North America 47 Hansjörg Krähmer 4 South America 56 Hansjörg Krähmer 5 Africa 71 Hansjörg Krähmer 6 Australia 81 Hansjörg Krähmer Part II: Special crop view and mapping of cotton weeds 7 Cotton cultivation 87 Garifalia Economou, Ahmet Uludag and Hansjörg Krähmer 8 Global cotton weed distribution 90 Garifalia Economou, Ahmet Uludag and Hansjörg Krähmer 9 Farming practices and weed infestation 101 Garifalia Economou, Ahmet Uludag and Hansjörg Krähmer 10 Summary of global cotton weed distribution 102 Garifalia Economou, Ahmet Uludag and Hansjörg Krähmer Part III: Invasive weed species 11 Overview of selected problems 105 Hansjörg Krähmer Part IV: Global zones with similar weed infestation 12 Introduction to global zones with similar weed infestation 115 Hansjörg Krähmer 13 Cereal weed belts 117 Hansjörg Krähmer 14 Maize weed belts and areas of similar weed infestation 120 Hansjörg Krähmer 15 Soybean weed zones and areas 123 Hansjörg Krähmer 16 Rice weed belts 124 Hansjörg Krähmer Part V: General observations on all infested sites 17 Ranks and number of weed species in a defined crop 129 Hansjörg Krähmer 18 Specialization of weeds and biodiversity 130 Hansjörg Krähmer Part VI: Answers to key questions: What makes which weed grow where and when? 19 Weeds as crop companions 135 Hansjörg Krähmer 20 Can we associate weeds with specific environmental conditions? 139 Hansjörg Krähmer 21 What makes weeds grow in monocultures, what makes them compete with the crop and with other weeds? 161 Hansjörg Krähmer Part VII: Aesthetics, rare weeds and production objectives in agriculture 22 Rare weeds in arable crops and aesthetics: harmony or hunger? 169 Hansjörg Krähmer Part VIII: Weeds in meadows, pastures and rangeland 23 Overview of grassland 177 Hansjörg Krähmer Part IX: Aquatic and wetland weeds 24 Introduction 185 Hansjörg Krähmer 25 Morphological adaptation to water 192 Hansjörg Krähmer 26 Aerenchyma within the stem 194 Hansjörg Krähmer 27 Stem and vascular bundle modifications 215 Hansjörg Krähmer 28 The root 277 Hansjörg Krähmer 29 The leaf 311 Hansjörg Krähmer 30 Vegetative propagation 371 Hansjörg Krähmer 31 Aesthetics, species attractiveness and rare aquatic species 377 Hansjörg Krähmer 32 Growing conditions of aquatic plants 382 Hansjörg Krähmer 33 Dominance and noxious effects of selected aquatic and wetland species 384 Hansjörg Krähmer 34 Adaptation of terrestrial weeds to water stress: Waterlogging and temporary hypoxia 391 Hansjörg Krähmer 35 Weeds in rice 396 Hansjörg Krähmer Part X: Which ecological rules described in textbooks will help us to understand the unevenness of weed species distribution? 36 Asymmetric competition within arable crops 401 Hansjörg Krähmer 37 Comparison of closely related species and their ability to grow as weeds in crops 404 Hansjörg Krähmer Part XI: Factors contributing to the temporal and spatial distribution of weed resistance: a map-based analysis 38 How has Alopecurus myosuroides resistance changed over the years? 409 Martin Hess, Johannes Herrmann, Hansjörg Krähmer and Roland Beffa 39 Weeds to watch 420 Hansjörg Krähmer Part XII: Conflict between the dominance of some weeds and the intention to preserve rare species 40 Can we shape nature into what we want it to be? 425 Hansjörg Krähmer Part XIII: Weed data collection, analysis and presentation of results 41 Introduction to weed mapping methodology 429 Michaela Kolářová and Pavel Hamouz 42 Data collection 430 Michaela Kolářová and Pavel Hamouz 43 Approaches to the analysis of weed distribution 440 Michaela Kolářová and Pavel Hamouz 44 Presentation of weed mapping results 456 Michaela Kolářová and Pavel Hamouz Appendix 462 Index 467

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Hansjoerg Kraehmer, now retired, was President of the European Weed Research Society between 2010 and 2012. He was also Head of Herbicide Profiling and Support, at Bayer Crop Science in Frankfurt, Germany.

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