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Principles of Weed Control, 3rd Edition |
Publication Number:
3504
Author: CALIFORNIA WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY
Inventory Type: Hardcover
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0-913702-64-2
Copyright Date: 2002
Length: 630 pp.
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This essential text from the California Weed Science Society is now available through ANR. This is the suggested study guide for the CA DPR Pest Control Adviser license in the weed area. It is also supplemental reading material for applicator licensees. The book provides a comprehensive guide to all areas of weed management including nonchemical and chemical control methods and specific integrated weed management programs for various crops.
The authors of this book, all top authorities in their fields, are among 1300 members of the California Weed Science Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of weed science.
Chapters cover:
Plants
Weed Biology and Ecology
Vegetation Management Systems
Cultural and Physical Control Methods
Mechanical Control Methods
Biological Control Methods
Chemical Control Methods
Herbicides
Herbicide-Tolerant Crops
Registration, Regulation, and Safe Use of Pesticides
Environmental Fate of Herbicides
Agronomic, Vegetable, Tree,Vine and Soft-Fruit Crops
Ornamentals
Turfgrass
Forest, Rangeland, and Wildlands
Noncropland and Aquatics
Also contains a glossary, appendix, and an index. Hardbound.
Recommended study material for the DPR exams (PCA, QAL and QAC). |
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