Evolution of rice weed control practices and research: world perspective; Weeds of major economic importance in rice and yield lasses due to weed competition; Weed control practices as a component of rice production systems; Effects of hydrology, soil moisture regime, and fertility management on weed populations and their control in rice; Effects of stand establishment techniques on weed population in rice; The role of cropping systems on weeds in rice; Weed control technology in irrigated rice; Weed control technology in rainfed wetland rice; Importance rice weeds in Latin America; Weed control and rice production in Brazil.

Opening remarks; Biological stresses; Cropping systems; Deterministic models; Recommendations.

This book describes the modern transformation of Borneo and the eastern side of the Malay Peninsula, an area considered to be "environmentally critical" because of the massive deforestation that has taken place there since the 1960s. The conclusions indicate that great dangers arise from national policies that continue to treat this region as a "resource frontier" despite its growing resource scarcity.