1st Edition

A Colour Atlas of Weed Seedlings

By John B Williams, John R Morrison Copyright 2003
    96 Pages 200 Color Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    96 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Early recognition and control of weeds invariably leads to considerable savings in the cost of herbicides used on crops and in gardens. This atlas is an indispensable full colour photographic guide to the 40 most common weeds afflicting arable farmland and gardens. The weeds have all been photographed at cotyledon and seedling stage to permit early identification and control. Accompanying line drawings highlight major features and calendar germination and flowering times.

    Five questions about a weed seedling
    Cotyledons: quick guide
    Young plants: quick guide
    Weeds:
    Cleavers
    Ivy-leaved Speedwell
    Charlock
    Runch
    Nipplewort
    Pineappleweed
    Scentless Mayweed
    Parsley-piert
    Shepherd's-purse
    Common Poppy
    Common Chickweed
    Black-bindweed
    Knotgrass
    Redshank
    Pale Persicaria
    Common Fumitory
    Fat-hen
    Common Orache
    Corn Marigold
    Field Penny-cress
    Corn Spurrey
    Black Nightshade
    Common Field-speedwell
    Field Pansy
    Scarlet Pimpernel
    Small Nettle
    Dove's-foot
    Crane's-bill
    Henbit Dead-nettle
    Red Dead-nettle
    Common Hemp-nettle
    Groundsel
    Field Forget-me-not
    Petty Spurge
    Fool's Parsley
    Sow-thistles
    Tare
    Vetch
    Willowherbs
    Hairy Bitter-cress
    Docks
    Dandelion

    Biography

    John B. WilliamsFormer ADAS Horticultural Publications OfficerStratford-upon-Avon. John R. Morrison Former Principal PhotographerHarpenden Laboratory.

    Practical yet systematic layout to aid identification…good colour photos...printed for use in the field....should find a place in the jacket pocket of students, growers and farmers alike.
    —Grower