Perennial Weeds

As ready reference for the student, instructor, and thosepractitioners that deal with perennial weeds on a daily basis, thisbook uses 28 weed species to illustrate the ways in which perennialweeds propagate vegetatively.

The author has taken care to use examples of perennial weedsthat are troublesome on a national scale, or representative ofprincipal agricultural regions within the United States andCanada.

This organised and well-written one-of-a-kind text uses bothtables and text to assist the reader in identifying each weedspecies. The text also includes 67 illustrations that highlightreproduction, over-wintering, and perennating parts. PerennialWeeds also corrects some misconceptions in the weed scienceliterature as to whether the perennating organ is a root or arhizome.

Not just another identification guidebook, PerennialWeeds takes the reader through root systems and rhizome anatomyto discuss exactly how perennial weeds propagate, so thateradication can be achieved in the most environmentally soundways.

This book provides the reader with a wealth of informationconcerning the propagation of perennial grass-like and broadleafweeds. It emphasises why perennial weeds are so difficult tocontrol and offers suggestions for their control.