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Index
Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1: Overview and Significance of Non-Chemical Weed Control
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
1.3 Environmental and Health Challenges
1.4 Food Security and Weed Control
1.5 Organic Crop Production and Weed Control
1.6 Role of Non-Chemical Weed Control in Integrated Weed Management
1.7 Role of Non-Chemical Weed Control in Home Lawns, Home Grown Vegetables
1.8 An Overview of Recent Non-Chemical Weed Control Methodologies
1.9 Conclusions
Chapter 2: Thermal Weed Control: History, Mechanisms, and Impacts
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Effect of Heat on Plant and Environment
2.3 Thermal Weed Control Technologies
2.4 Conclusions
Chapter 3: The Use of Physics in Weed Control
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Thermal Weed Control
3.3 Electrical Systems
3.4 Electromagnetic Fields
3.5 Lasers
3.6 Robots
3.7 Abrasive Weed Control (Weed Blasting)
3.8 Conclusions
Appendix A
Appendix B
Chapter 4: Weed Control Using Ground Cover Systems
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Plastic (Black Polyethylene) Covering
4.3 Straw Covering
4.4 Paper/Newspaper/Cloth Mulch
4.5 Wood Chips
4.6 Use of Mats and Carpets for Weed Control
4.7 Use of Degradable and Paper Mulches
4.8 Other Mulches
4.9 Conclusions
Chapter 5: Weed Control Through Crop Plant Manipulations
Abstract
Acknowledgments
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Manipulations of Cover Plants
5.3 Intercropping
5.4 Agronomic Manipulations of Cash Crops
5.5 Choice of Crop Variety or Cultivar
5.6 Conclusions
Chapter 6: Agronomic Weed Control: A Trustworthy Approach for Sustainable Weed Management
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Agronomic Weed Control Methods
6.3 Crop Density
6.4 Row Spacing
6.5 Sowing Time
6.6 Use of Competitive Cultivars
6.7 Crop Rotations
6.8 Intercropping and Cover Crops
6.9 Nitrogen Fertilization
6.10 Conclusion
Chapter 7: Biological Weed Control
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Use of Insects Feeding on the Weeds
7.3 Bioherbicides
7.4 Conclusions
Chapter 8: Mechanical Weed Control
Abstract
8.1 Introduction, Brief History, and Mechanism
8.2 Mechanisms of Mechanical Weed Control
8.3 Merits and Environmental Issues
8.4 Hoes
8.5 Harrows and Tractor Hoes
8.6 Mowing, Cutting and Strimming
8.7 Practical Examples From Crops Grown Globally
8.8 Conclusions
Index
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