Weed Biology and Climate Change

by Lewis H. Ziska, Jeffrey Dukes

Overview

Weed Biology and Climate Change will provide a synthesis of what is known regarding the probable impact of environmental change on weed biology. Chapters will look at impacts of weed biology on agriculture, invasive species that limit ecological diversity and weeds that serve as health risks. In addition it looks at current weed management strategies and how they will be affected by global climate change. The book covers an increasingly important area in plant science, crop science and ecological research, and will be essential reading for anyone exploring the biological impacts of a changing environment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813814179
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/11/2011
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Lewis H. Ziska is a Plant Physiologist in the Crop Systems and Global Change Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture.

Jeffrey S. Dukes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and in the Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University.

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Table of Contents

Preface ix

Chapter 1 A Brief History of Weeds and Their Impact 1

Chapter 2 Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming: The “Green” in the Greenhouse Effect 23

Chapter 3 An Evaluation of the Impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide and Climatic Change on Weed Biology: From the Cell to the Plant 39

Chapter 4 An Evaluation of the Impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide and Climatic Change on Weed Biology: Competition to Community Composition 61

Chapter 5 Weeds on the Farm: Assessing the Role of Climate Change and CO2 on Agricultural Productivity 85

Chapter 6 Invasive Plants and Climate Change in Natural Ecosystems 107

Chapter 7 Weeds, CO2, Climate, and Health 127

Chapter 8 Weed Management: Herbicides 143

Chapter 9 Weed Management: The Rest of the Story 163

Chapter 10 Benefits from Weeds 181

Chapter 11 Weeds in a Time of Climate 199

Appendix 219

Index 227

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From the Publisher

“A must read for all scholars interested in plant and weed ecology.” (Experimental Agriculture, 2012)

"The text is fully indexed, includes extensive references, and is well illustrated with numerous examples from the primary literature. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." (Choice, 1 August 2011)

Editorial Reviews

A must read for all scholars interested in plant and weed ecology.”  (Experimental Agriculture, 2012)

"The text is fully indexed, includes extensive references, and is well illustrated with numerous examples from the primary literature. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." (Choice, 1 August 2011)

 

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