Weed-Crop Competition - a review, second edition by Robert L. Zimdahl. ISBN 0-8138-0279-2, Published in 2004 by Blackwell Publishing, hardcover, 220 pages, black and white. Price $A152.00 plus $A11 postage within Australia or overseas airmail - please ask for a quote

For the past 20 years the first edition of this text has been widely cited as an authoritative academic reference. It demonstrated that weed-crop competition is a real phenomenon, that its effects have been studied in many ways, in many crops and over many years. The latest edition continues the tradition set by the original book and covers weed science research that has been published since 1980.

Contents

• Preface
• Introduction: An Historical Perspective
• Definition of Plant Competition
• Competition in the Community
• Influence of Competition on the Plant
• The Effect of Weed Density
• The Effect of Competition Duration
• The Elements of Competition
• Weed Management Using the Principles of Competition
• Methods Used to Study Weed-Crop Competition
• Models and Modelling
• Conclusion: The Complexity of Competition
• Appendix

About the author

Robert L. Zimdahl is Professor of Weed Science, Colorado State University, and was Editor of the Journal Weed Science for nine years.