Weed Management for Organic Farmers, Growers and Smallholders - A Complete Guide

Weed Management for Organic Farmers, Growers and Smallholders - A Complete Guide

Gareth Davies, Becky Turner

ISBN: 9781861269706
PUBLISHED: May 2008
PAGES: 272
BINDING: Paperback
SIZE: 234x156 mm
INSIDE: 96 colour photographs

This well researched book covers all aspects of organic weed management. It is essential reading, not only for organic farmers, growers, and smallholders, but also for organic advisers and consultants, agricultural students and all those who have an interest in weed management theory and practice in organic farming systems.
The authors provide a practical guide to weed management practices on organic farms in temperate areas and emphasize a 'whole systems approach' to organic weed management in the context of whole rotations. The book examines the scientific and organic principles underlying weed management and considers their implications for weed control. A thorough assessment is made of all of the common weeds and the different methods needed to manage them, both within particular crops and across broader organic agricultural systems.