Weeds of North America

Weeds of North America
Title Weeds of North America PDF eBook
Author Richard Dickinson
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 830
Release 2014-09-08
Genre Gardening
ISBN 022607658X

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American Horticultural Society Book Award Winner: “An essential reference for all who wish to understand the science of the all-powerful weed.” —Better Homes and Gardens “What is a weed,” opined Emerson, “but a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered?” While that may be a worthy notion in theory, these plants of undiscovered virtue cause endless hours of toil for backyard gardeners. Wherever they take root, weeds compete for resources, and most often win. They also wreak havoc on industry—from agriculture to golf courses to civic landscape projects, vast amounts of money are spent to eradicate these virile and versatile invaders. With so much at stake, reliable information on weeds and their characteristics is crucial. Richard Dickinson and France Royer shed light on this complex world with Weeds of North America. Organized by plant family, this encyclopedic volume features over five hundred species in two-page spreads with images and text identification keys. Species are arranged within family alphabetically by scientific name, and entries include vital information on seed viability and germination requirements. No matter what your philosophy on weeds, this guide provides much-needed background on these intrusive organisms. In the battle with weeds, knowledge truly is power, and Weeds of North America is perfect for gardeners, botanists, nature lovers, or anyone working in the business of weed ecology and control. “Royer’s photographs are almost perversely alluring. . . . How can you not be ensnared by a book populated by prostrate pigweed, tansy ragwort and dog-strangling vine?” —New York Times Book Review

Weeds of the Northeast

Weeds of the Northeast
Title Weeds of the Northeast PDF eBook
Author Richard Hart Uva
Publisher Comstock Publishing Associates
Pages 0
Release 1997
Genre Weeds
ISBN 9780801483349

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Here, at last, is a lavishly illustrated manual for ready identification of 299 common and economically important weeds in the region south to Virginia, north to Maine and southern Canada, and west to Wisconsin. Based on vegetative rather than floral characteristics, this practical guide gives anyone who works with plants the ability to identify weeds before they flower. - A dichotomous key to all the species described in the book is designed to narrow the choices to a few possible species. Identification can then be confirmed by reading the descriptions of the species and comparing a specimen with the drawings and photographs.- A fold-out grass identification table provides diagnostic information for weedy grasses in an easy-to-use tabular key.- Specimens with unusual vegetative characteristics, such as thorns, square stems, whorled leaves, or milky sap, can be rapidly identified using the shortcut identification table. The first comprehensive weed identification manual available for the Northeast, this book will facilitate appropriate weed management strategy in any horticultural or agronomic cropping system and will also serve home gardeners and landscape managers, as well as pest management specialists and allergists.

Weeds of the Northern U.S. and Canada

Weeds of the Northern U.S. and Canada
Title Weeds of the Northern U.S. and Canada PDF eBook
Author France Royer
Publisher University of Alberta
Pages 484
Release 1999-05
Genre Gardening
ISBN 9781551052212

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Poisonous Plants of the United States and Canada

Poisonous Plants of the United States and Canada
Title Poisonous Plants of the United States and Canada PDF eBook
Author John Merriam Kingsbury
Publisher Prentice Hall
Pages 658
Release 1964
Genre Nature
ISBN

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Knowledge of poisonous plants in the United States and Canada; Poisonous principles in plants; Algae; Fungi; Freshwates algae; Marine algae; Molds, molds, smuts, and rusts; Ergot; Lichens; Mushrooms or toadstools; Ferns; Horsetails; Gymnosperms; Angiosperms; Dicots; Monocots; Grass tetany (phytogenic hypomagnesemia).

Weeds of Canada

Weeds of Canada
Title Weeds of Canada PDF eBook
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Release 1977
Genre
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Manage Weeds on Your Farm

Manage Weeds on Your Farm
Title Manage Weeds on Your Farm PDF eBook
Author Charles L. Mohler
Publisher
Pages 400
Release 2021
Genre Weed control
ISBN 9781888626209

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Manage Weeds on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies provides you with in-depth information about dozens of agricultural weeds found throughout the country and the best ways of managing them. In Part One, the book begins with a general discussion of weeds: their biology, behavior and the characteristics that influence how to best control their populations. It then describes the strengths and limitations of the most common cultural management practices, physical practices and cultivation tools. Part Two is a reference section that describes the identification, ecology and management of 63 of the most common and difficult-to-control weed species found in the United States.

The War on Weeds in the Prairie West

The War on Weeds in the Prairie West
Title The War on Weeds in the Prairie West PDF eBook
Author Clinton Lorne Evans
Publisher University of Calgary Press
Pages 328
Release 2002
Genre Science
ISBN 1552380297

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Despite the fact that fighting weeds was of paramount importance to the agricultural development of Canada, there has scarcely been any research on understanding the origins and history of these lowly plants. The War on Weeds in the Prairie West is the first full-blown environmental history of weeds in western Canada.