Evaluates weed and herbicide management systems in major world grain crops

Explores the impact of transgenic crops and new technology on resistance management

Develops practical guidelines to manage herbicide resistant weeds with emphasis on a systems approach

Provides a comprehensive review of the present state of resistance in major world crops

Written by experts from across the globe, Herbicide Resistance and World Grains evaluates the weed and herbicide management systems in major world grain crops such as soybean, maize, rice, and canola. The book examines the impact of transgenic crops and new technology on resistance management. It provides background information and offers practical guidelines for the management of herbicide resistant weeds with an emphasis on a systems approach.

This book provides the how-tos of managing herbicide resistant weed populations in the major grain crops. The authors also explore the sociological and agronomic factors affecting farmers' adaptation of herbicide resistance management systems. With this in mind, they suggest that the recommended guidelines be global in scope but also applicable at local levels.

Containing the most up-to-date information on the genetics and mechanisms of resistance, the book also includes models that can be used to make informed decisions on management alternatives and financial analysis of the cost and an update of the regulatory aspects of resistance management. Other books on this subject merely document the extent and spread of resistance but provide little information on what to do about it. Herbicide Resistance and World Grains contains practical solutions that can be used by researchers and practitioners alike.

Introduction and Review of Resistance, I. Heap and H. LeBaron
Biochemical Mechanisms, Inheritance, and Molecular Genetics of Herbicide, Resistance in Weeds, C. Preston and C.A. Mallory-Smith
The Population Dynamics and Genetics of Herbicide Resistance: A Modeling Approach, A.Diglle and P. Neve
Herbicide Resistance and Its Management in World Maize and Soybean Ecosystems, M.D.K. Owen
Herbicide Resistance and Its Management in World Wheat and Canola Ecosystems, D. Lemerle and D. Thill
Herbicide Resistance and Its Management in World Rice Ecosystems, B.E. Valverde and K. Itoh
Economic and Sociological Factors Affecting Growers Decision Making on Herbicide Resistance, D.J. Pannell and D. Zilberman
Regulatory Aspects of Herbicide Resistance Management, D.L. Shaner and P. Leonard

Editorial Reviews

"…evaluates weed and herbicide management systems in major world grain crops…biology of resistance as well as the sociological and agronomic factors affecting farmer adoption of herbicide resistance management is explored…practical guidelines are provided…also includes models that can be used to make informed management and financial decisions…"
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