{"product_id":"perennial-weeds-isbn-9780813825205","title":"Perennial Weeds","description":"As ready reference for the student, instructor, and those practitioners that deal with perennial weeds on a daily basis, this book uses 28 weed species to illustrate the ways in which perennial weeds propagate vegetatively.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author has taken care to use examples of perennial weeds that are troublesome on a national scale, or representative of principal agricultural regions within the United States and Canada.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis organised and well-written one-of-a-kind text uses both tables and text to assist the reader in identifying each weed species. The text also includes 67 illustrations that highlight reproduction, over-wintering, and perennating parts. \u003ci\u003ePerennial Weeds\u003c\/i\u003e also corrects some misconceptions in the weed science literature as to whether the perennating organ is a root or a rhizome.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot just another identification guidebook, \u003ci\u003ePerennial Weeds\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader through root systems and rhizome anatomy to discuss exactly how perennial weeds propagate, so that eradication can be achieved in the most environmentally sound ways.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book provides the reader with a wealth of information concerning the propagation of perennial grass-like and broadleaf weeds. It emphasises why perennial weeds are so difficult to control and offers suggestions for their control.\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: INTRODUCTION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Characteristics of Perennial Weeds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Control of Perennial Weeds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: Perennial Grass Weeds Reproducing from Buds on Creeping Rhizomes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Johnsongrass (\u003ci\u003eSorghum halepense\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Quackgrass (\u003ci\u003eElytrigia repens; previously Agropyrons repens\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE: Perennial Grass Weeds Reproducing from Buds on Creeping Rhizomes and Stolons.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Bermudagrass (\u003ci\u003eCynodon dactylon\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR: Grasslike Perennial Weeds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Creeping Perennials Reproducing from Buds on Tubers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Purple Nutsedge (\u003ci\u003eCyperus rotundus\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYellow Nutsedge (\u003ci\u003eCyperus esculentus\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Noncreeping Perennials Reproducing from Bulbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Wild Garlic (\u003ci\u003eAllium vineale\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWild Onion (\u003ci\u003eAllium Canadense\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FIVE: Simple Perennial Broadleaved Weeds Reproducing from Taproots and\/or Root Crowns (Caudexes).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Dandelion (\u003ci\u003eTaraxacum Officinale\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Curly Dock (\u003ci\u003eRumex crispus\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Broadleaf Plantain (\u003ci\u003ePlantago major\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuckhorn Plantain (\u003ci\u003ePlantago Ianceolata\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlackseed Plantain (\u003ci\u003ePlantago Rugelli\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART SIX: Perennial Broadleaved Weeds Reproducing from Buds on Creeping, Horizontal Roots.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Canada Thistle (\u003ci\u003eCirsium arvense\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Common Milkweed (\u003ci\u003eAsclepias syriaca\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Field Bindweed (\u003ci\u003eConvolvulus arvensis\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Hemp Dogbane (\u003ci\u003eApocynum cannabinum\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Hoary Cress (\u003ci\u003eCardaria draba\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLens-podded Whitetop (\u003ci\u003eCardaria chalepensis\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobe-podded Whitetop (\u003ci\u003eCardaria pubescens\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Horsenettle (\u003ci\u003eSolanum carolinense\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSilverleaf Nightshade (\u003ci\u003eSolanum elaeagnifolium\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Leafy Spurge (\u003ci\u003eEuphorbia esula\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Red Sorrel (\u003ci\u003eRumex acetosella\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART SEVEN: Perennial Broadleaved Weeds Reproducing from Buds on Creeping, Horizontal Rhizomes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Stinging Nettle (\u003ci\u003eUrtica Dioica\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Western Ironweed (\u003ci\u003eVernonia baldwinii\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART EIGHT: Perennial Broadleaved Weeds Reproducing from Aerial Runners, Stolons, or Creeping Rhizomes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Ground Ivy (\u003ci\u003eGlechoma hederacea\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Creeping Woodsorrel(\u003ci\u003eOxalis corniculata\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYellow Woodsorrel (\u003ci\u003eOxalis stricta\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 1. Root Systems of simple perennial weeds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 2. Perennial weeds that spread by creeping roots.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 3. Perennial Weeds that spread by rhizomes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 4. Perennial weeds that spread by means other than roots or rhizomes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 5 . Selected Perennial Weeds identified by common and scientific names and grouped as grasses, herbaceous broadleafs, vines, and woody plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWOOD POWELL ANDERSON\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emeritus, worked for twenty-six years with the Agronomy Department and Agricultural Experiment Station at New Mexico State University. His research was in the area of weed control on croplands and in irrigation ditchbanks. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWeed Science: Principles\u003c\/i\u003e, third edition.  A ONE-OF-A-KIND reference and text supplement, \u003ci\u003ePerennial Weeds: Characteristics and Identification of Selected Herbaceous Species\u003c\/i\u003e is exclusively concerned with perennial weeds, both grasses and broadleafs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe text includes the following:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroductions to each weed that contain distinguishing features, spread, overwintering, and control\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWell-illustrated line drawings and photos clearly identifying the weeds and their plant parts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaps showing distribution levels of infestation in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensive glossary of botanical terms used in the text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTables that group plants by characteristics and means of propagation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerennial Weeds\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent supplement for weed science courses and a useful reference for owners and managers of agricultural land, parks, golf courses, and home gardens and yards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989763801317,"sku":"NP9780813825205","price":81.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780813825205.jpg?v=1761785387","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/perennial-weeds-isbn-9780813825205","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}