Herbicides and Their Mechanisms of Action (Sheffield Biological Sciences)
Contributors: Andrew H Cobb (Editor); Ralph C. Kirkwood (Editor)
Publisher: Blackwell
Published: December 18, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780849305023
Subjects: Biology, Life Sciences; Science; Flowers; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Weeds; Agriculture - General; Technology / Agriculture & Animal Husbandry; Control; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Herbicides
First sentence: The industry based on the production of chemicals for crop protection largely came into being after the Second World War with the commercialisation of the first truly selective broadleaf weed herbicides 2,4-D (1945) and MCPA (1946).