Parasitic Weeds of the World
Subtitle: Biology and Control (Cabi Publishing)
Publisher: CABI
Published: December 1, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780851988733
Subjects: Crop husbandry; Pest control; Weed Control In Field Crops; Children's All Ages - Technology; Science/Mathematics; Agriculture - General
Description: Parasitic plants are of intrinsic botanical interest, but are also important weeds in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. Through intimate attachments to their host crops, these parasitic weeds profoundly alter the hosts' physiology and can cause severe crop losses. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the biology and control of all the major parasitic weed groups. These include Striga (the witchweeds), which are significant parasites on cereals, cowpea and other broadleaved crops, Orobanche (broomrapes), Cuscuta (dodders), and Loranthaceae and Viscaceae (mistletoes). More than 850 references are cited so that the book will interest both students and research workers, as well as those advising farmers, concerned with weed science and crop protection.