Instant Insights

Chapter 1 - Integrated weed management in barley cultivation: Michael Widderick, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Australia;

1 Introduction

2 Integrated Weed Management

3 Weed control tactics

4 IWM in practice

5 Examples of IWM in barley

6 Conclusion

7 Where to look for further information

8 References

Chapter 2 Integrated weed management in wheat cultivation: K. Neil Harker and John O'Donovan, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; and Breanne Tidemann, University of Alberta, Canada;

1 Introduction - current weed control practices in wheat cultivation

2 Weed ecology and vulnerability

3 Integrated weed management (IWM)

4 IWM components

5 Combining optimal IWM components

6 Summary

7 Future trends

8 Where to look for further information

9 References

Chapter 3 Integrated weed management in maize cultivation: an overview: Khawar Jabran, Duzce University, Turkey, Mubshar Hussain, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan and Bhagirath Singh Chauhan, The University of Queensland, Australia;

1 Introduction

2 Weeds and their impact on maize cultivation

3 The use of herbicides

4 Integrated weed management

5 IWM techniques: land preparation, cultivars, planting, cultivation and allelopathy

6 IWM techniques: Herbicide tolerant cultivars, rotations, allelopathy intercropping and cover crops

7 IWM techniques: mechanical control and fl ame weeding

8 Conclusions and future trends

9 Where to look for further information

10 References

Chapter 4 Integrated weed management techniques for rice: Simerjeet Kaur and Gulshan Mahajan, Punjab Agricultural University, India; and Bhagirath S. Chauhan, The University of Queensland, Australia;

1 Introduction

2 Weeds in rice crops: the problem

3 The need for IWM in rice production

4 IWM: an overview

5 IWM techniques: preparation and control of the growing environment

6 IWM techniques: establishing the rice crop

7 IWM techniques: managing the rice crop

8 The integration of weed management techniques

9 Summary

10 Where to look for further information

11 References

Chapter 5 The use of allelopathy and competitive crop cultivars for weed suppression in cereal crops: James M. Mwendwa, Charles Sturt University, Australia; Jeffrey D. Weidenhamer, Ashland University, USA; and Leslie A. Weston, Charles Sturt University, Australia;

1 Introduction: key issues and challenges

2 Competitive crops and cultural strategies in weed management

3 The effect of allelopathy on weed suppression

4 The effect of soil and environment on plant metabolites (allelochemicals)

5 Use of crop residue mulches and cover crops in weed suppression

6 Case studies: production of benzoxazinoids in cereal crops

7 Case studies: competitive cereal cultivars as a tool in integrate