Brighton Crop Protection Conference Weeds

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ISBN 13 : 9780948404559
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Download or read book Brighton Crop Protection Conference - Weeds 1991 written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: V.1 - New herbicides and plant growth regulator molecules. Weed control in small-grain cereals in a low profit situation. New technologies and new directions in weed control. Weed control and plant growth regulator use in dicotyledonous arable crops. Novel solutions to problems associated with the sampling and analysis of pesticide residue samples. Developments in the formulation of products and mixtures. Changing vegetation and weed floras with new land practices. v.2 - Residues of herbicides in soils, crops and water. Legislative control of pesticides in the EC: requirements and consequences. Horticultural and minor arable crops. Herbicides in the conservation management of farmland, grassland, woodland an the uplands. Developments in packaging, handling and disposal of pesticides. Weed control inthe development world whithout chemicals: agricultural and others implications. Implications of changes in straw management and other cultural practices on weed populations and their control. Bio-rational design of new herbicides and PGRs. Ecological implication of the long-term use of herbicides. Cereals: recent advances in weed control and PGR use. Genetic variation within weed species - its influence on biology and control. The biochemical mode of action of herbicides. Industrial and amenity weed control. Potential for reducing herbicide input/rates - defining situations and techniques. The determination and significance of herbicide residues in food and water.