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Herbicides and Plant Physiology
Andrew H. Cobb
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Description for Herbicides and Plant Physiology
Paperback. Herbicides continue to make a spectacular contribution to modern safe crop production. It is essential to understand how these compounds work in plants and their surroundings to properly facilitate the development of more effective and safer agrochemicals. This book provides that information in a succinct and user-friendly way. Num Pages: 296 pages, 155. BIC Classification: TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 644.
Herbicides make a spectacular contribution to modern crop production. Yet, for the development of more effective and safer agrochemicals, it is essential to understand how these compounds work in plants and their surroundings.
Herbicides make a spectacular contribution to modern crop production. Yet, for the development of more effective and safer agrochemicals, it is essential to understand how these compounds work in plants and their surroundings.
This expanded and fully revised second edition of Herbicides and Plant Physiology provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of how modern herbicides interact with target plants, and how they are used to manage crop production. In addition, the text:
- Provides a current account of the importance of weeds to crop yield and quality;
- Describes how new herbicides are discovered and developed;
- Examines precise sites of herbicide ... Read more
- Reviews commercial and biotechnological applications, including genetically engineered herbicide resistance in crops;
- Suggests new areas for future herbicide development;
- Includes many specially prepared illustrations.
As a summary of diverse research information, this second edition of Herbicides and Plant Physiology is a valuable reference for students and researchers in plant physiology, crop production/protection, plant biochemistry, biotechnology and agriculture. All libraries in universities, agricultural colleges and research establishments where these subjects are studied and taught will need copies of this excellent book on their shelves.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405129350
SKU
V9781405129350
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Ref
99-50
About Andrew H. Cobb
Andrew Cobb & John Reade HarperAdamsUniversityCollege, Shropshire, U. K.
Reviews for Herbicides and Plant Physiology
"This revised edition of Herbicides and Plant Physiology is an excellent addition to the bookshelf of any advisers, researchers or agronomy students. This authoritative, yet readable resource (first published in 1992) delves beneath the surface of herbicide activity to examine a wide range of past and present weed control strategies and developments from the viewpoint of plant physiology, but also ... Read more