Herbicide Resistance in Agroecosystems

Download or read book Herbicide Resistance in Agroecosystems written by S. Ward and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1970s certain weeds have become increasingly resistant to common forms of herbicides. As weeds evolve biological mechanisms that enable them to survive the application of chemical herbicides, these weeds have been able to pass these herbicide resistant traits down to subsequent generations making herbicide resistance one of the most significant issues facing crop production today. Herbicides Resistance in Agroecosystems is the first integrated volume to look at the underlying genetic and biological mechanisms of resistance and look to use this information to develop new startegies for weed management. Herbicides Resistance in Agroecosystems opens with introductory chapters that look to define herbicide resistance and outline the biological mechanisms that confer resistance. Chapters then look at the advent of genetically modified crops and their impact on herbicide resistance strategies. The book then transitions into more applied topics on experiemental investigation of herbicide resistance, managing resistance, and chapters that look at current and future impacts of resistance on global crop production and resource management.