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Informationen zum Autor Hansjoerg Kraehmer is Past President of the European Weed Research Society and is based at Bayer CropScience, Frankfurt, Germany. Peter Baur heads the Competence Center Crop Protection, Clariant, Frankfurt, Germany. He is external Professor at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany, and Past President of the International Society for Agrochemical Adjuvants. Klappentext Weeds affect everyone in the world by reducing crop yield and crop quality, delaying or interfering with harvesting, interfering with animal feeding (including poisoning), reducing animal health, preventing water flow, as plant parasites, etc. Weeds are common everywhere and cause many $ billions worth of crop losses annually, with the global cost of controlling weeds running into $ billions.The anatomy of plants is generally well understood, but the examples used for explanations in most books are often restricted to non-weed species. Weeds have many features that make them more competitive, for example enabling them to more quickly recover after herbicide treatment. Some of these adaptations include rhizomes, adapted roots, tubers and other special structures. Until now,no single book has concentrated on weeds' anatomical features. A comprehensive understanding of these features is, however, often imperative to the successful implementation of many weed control measures.Beautifully and comprehensively illustrated, in full colour throughout, Weed Anatomy provides a comprehensive insight into the anatomy of the globally-important weeds of commercial significance. Commencing with a general overview of anatomy, the major part of the book then includes sections covering monocotyledons, dicotyledons, brackens and horsetails, with special reference to their anatomy. Ecological and evolutionary aspects of weeds are also covered and a number of less common weeds such as Adonis vernalis, Caucalis platycarpos and Scandix pecten-veneris are also included.The authors of this book, who have between them many years of experience studying weeds, have put together a true landmark publication, providing a huge wealth of commercially-important information. Weed scientists, plant anatomists and agricultural scientists, including personnel within the agrochemical and crop protection industry, will find a great deal of useful information withinthe book's covers. All libraries in universities and research establishments where agricultural and biological sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this exceptional book on their shelves. Zusammenfassung Essential for all weed scientists, this book provides fully comprehensive coverage, including the world's fifty commercially most important species, with detailed, full color photographs throughout. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section I Cells and Tissues 1 Introduction 3 Chapter 1 Tissues 5 Chapter 2 Parenchyma 8 Chapter 3 Collenchyma 10 Chapter 4 Sclerenchyma, a Typical Contributor to Weediness 12 Section II Meristematic, Secretory, Storage and Boundary Structures 17 Chapter 5 Meristems 19 Chapter 6 Secretory Structures 24 Chapter 7 External Secretory Structures 26 Chapter 8 Internal Secretory Structures 30 Chapter 9 Stored Compounds 35 Chapter 10 Epidermis 37 Chapter 11 Stomata 40 Chapter 12 Non-glandular Trichomes and Papillae 42 Section III Vascular Elements and Pith 47 Chapter 13 Vascular Bundles 49 Chapter 14 Xylem 52 Chapter 15 Pits 58 Chapter 16 Phloem 60 Chapter 17 Pith 64 Section IV Stem, Root and Growth 67 Chapter 18 Stem 69 Chapter 19 Dicot Stem - Cortex 71 Chapter 20 Dicot Stem - Patterns of Vascular Tissues 74 Chapter 21 Vascular Bundles and Leaf Traces in Dicots 78 Chapter 22 ...
