Microwave Based Weed Control and Soil Treatment /

Microwave Based Weed Control and Soil Treatment / / Graham Brodie, Dorin Gupta, Jamal Khan, Sally Foletta, Natalie Bootes.

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Herbicide resistance has become an important constraint on modern agricultural practices. An alarming increase in weed biotypes that are resistant to herbicides has also been reported. Opportunity exists for a novel weed management technology, which is also compatible with no-till agricultural pract...

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VerfasserIn:
Brodie, Graham,
Bootes, Natalie,
Foletta, Sally,
Gupta, Dorin,
Khan, Jamal,
TeilnehmendeR:
Bootes, Natalie,
Foletta, Sally,
Gupta, Dorin,
Khan, Jamal,
Place / Publishing House:Warsaw ;, Berlin : : De Gruyter Open Poland, , [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 General Introduction
  • 2 The Growing Threat to Herbicide Use
  • 3 A System Model for Crop Yield Potential as a Function of Herbicide Weed Control over Time
  • 4 Physical Weed Control
  • 5 A Brief Review of Microwave Heating
  • 6 A Brief History of Microwave Weed Control Research
  • 7 Applying Microwave Energy to Plants and the Soil
  • 8 The Potential of Microwave Treatment to Kill Weed Plants
  • 9 The Potential of Microwave Soil Treatment to Kill Weed Seeds
  • 10 The Effect of Microwave Treatment on Soil Biota
  • 11 The Effect of Microwave Soil Treatment on Subsequent Crop Growth and Yield
  • 12 A System Model for Crop Yield Potential as a Function of Microwave Weed Control over Time
  • 13 A Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Microwave Technology in an Herbicide Resistant World
  • 14 Industry Acceptance and Conclusion
  • Table of Figures
  • Index

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