Herbicides - Environmental Affect Scientific studies and management approaches

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Published by InTech, Croatia. First published January, 2012. - 258 p. ISBN 978-953-307-892-2This book blends assessment chapters with scientific studies, producing an review of some the present tendencies in the area of herbicides. Integrated are environmental scientific studies on their toxicity and effect on natural populations, strategies to minimize herbicide inputs and therefore all round non-focus on toxicity, and the use of bioherbicides as organic alternatives.Contents Preface Chapter: Evaluation of Toxicities of Herbicides Using Short-Term Chronic Tests of Alga, Daphnid and Fish Herbicide Phytotoxicity and Resistance to Herbicides in Legume Plants Use of Sugar Beet as a Bioindicator Plant for Detection of Flucarbazone and Sulfentrazone Herbicides in Soil Investigation of Degradation of Pesticide Lontrel in Aqueous Solutions Distribution and Potential Effects of Novel Antifouling Herbicide Diuron on Coral Reefs Herbicide Reduction Methods Managing Weeds with Reduced Herbicide Inputs: Developing a Novel System for Onion Microbial Weed Control and Microbial Herbicides Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis) a Cover Crop as Bioherbicide to Preserve the Environmental Services of Soil Organic Weed Control Opportunities for Weed Control in Dry Seeded Rice in North-Western Indo-Gangetic Plains. Weed Management Challenges in Fairtrade Banana Farm Systems in the Windward Islands of the Caribbean Genetic Diversity in Weeds