Author: Jim Cullen
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2012-03-05
Total Pages: 641
ISBN-13: 0643104216
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Biological control of weeds has been practised for over 100 years and Australia has been a leader in this weed management technique. The classical example of control of prickly pears in Australia by the cactus moth Cactoblastis cactorum, which was imported from the Americas, helped to set the future for biocontrol of weeds in many countries. Since then there have been many projects using Classical Biological Control to manage numerous weed species, many of which have been successful. Importantly, there have been no serious negative non-target impacts – the technique, when practised as it is in Australia, is safe and environmentally friendly. Economic assessments have shown that biocontrol of weeds in Australia has provided exceedingly high benefit-to-cost ratios. This book reviews biological control of weeds in Australia to 2011, covering over 90 weed species and a multitude of biological control agents and potential agents. Each chapter has been written by practising biological control of weeds researchers and provides details of the weed, the history of its biological control, exploration for agents, potential agents studied and agents released and the outcomes of those releases. Many weeds were successfully controlled, some were not, many projects are still underway, some have just begun, however all are reported in detail in this book. Biological Control of Weeds in Australia will provide invaluable information for biological control researchers in Australia and elsewhere. Agents used in Australia could be of immense value to other countries that suffer from the same weeds as Australia. The studies reported here provide direction to future research and provide examples and knowledge for researchers and students.
Author: Brian Kay
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 1998-12-17
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 020302785X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This collection addresses the complexities of water management and the impact of environmental developments such as dams, reservoirs and irrigation schemes on public health.The main focus of the book is on vector-borne diseases such as malaria, arboviruses (dengue and encephalitides) and snail- borne schistosomiasis. These are examined from a wide
Author: Ernest S. Delfosse
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 772
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume represents the proceedings of the VIII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds. The papers cover all aspects of the theory and practice of biological control of weeds. The increased use of plant pathogens to control weeds is reflected.
Author: Aurora M. Baltazar
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2023-03-29
Total Pages: 1145
ISBN-13: 1119737575
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The book presents discussions on: Biology and ecology of major troublesome weeds infesting rice, wheat, corn, soybean, focusing on different cropping patterns in both tropical and temperate cropping systems and science-based weed management practices involving chemical, non-chemical, biological, integrated methods. Herbicides used, with their most recent classification, identification of new target sites, mechanisms and modes of action and how and why weeds evolve resistance to herbicides. New concepts, new paradigms and new technologies to manage evolution of resistance to herbicides including weed genomics, bioherbicides and allelochemicals. Highly recommended for students, teachers, researchers, agronomists, horticulturists, crop physiologists, and crop protection specialists in tropical and temperate agricultural systems, particularly in areas where major tropical weeds are posing potential threats to temperate agricultural systems.
Author: Aquatic Plant Control Research Program (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station). Meeting
Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13:
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