Weeds are the main biological constraint to crop production throughout the year. Uncontrolled weeds could cause 100% yield loss. In Australia, the overall cost of weeds to Australian grain growers was estimated at AU$ 3.3 billion annually. In terms of yield losses, weeds amounted to 2.7 million tonnes of grains at a national level. In the USA, weeds cost US$ 33 billion in lost crop production annually. In India, these costs were estimated to be much higher (US$ 11 billion). These studies from different economies suggest that weeds cause substantial yield and economic loss.
Biology and Management of Problematic Weed Species details the biology of key weed species, providing vital information on seed germination and production, as well as factors affecting weed growth. These species include Chenopodium album, Chloris truncata and C. virgate, Conyza bonariensis and C. canadensis, Cyperus rotundus, and many more. This information is crucial for researchers and growers to develop integrated weed management (IWM) strategies.
Written by leading experts across the globe, this book is an essential read to plant biologists and ecologists, crop scientists, and students and researchers interested in weed science.
1. Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. Taseer Ahmad, Khawar Jabran and Stephen Richard Moss 2. Biology and management of weedy Amaranthus spp. Debalin Sarangi, Amit J. Jhala, Prabhu Govindasamy and Anthony Brusa 3. Avena fatua and Avena sterilis Breanne D. Tidemann, Charles M. Geddes and Hugh J. Beckie 4. Bromus diandrus and Bromus rigidus Catherine P.D. Borger, Joel Torra, Aritz Royo-Esnal, Laura Davies and George Newcombe 5. Chenopodium album and Chenopodium murale Seyed Vahid Eslami and Sarah Ward 6. Chloris truncata and Chloris virgata Het Samir Desai and Bhagirath Singh Chauhan 7. Erigeron bonariensis, Erigeron canadensis, and Erigeron sumatrensis Singarayer Florentine, Talia Humphries and Bhagirath Singh Chauhan 8. Cyperus esculentus and Cyperus rotundus Gerald M. Henry, Matthew T. Elmore and Travis W. Gannon 9. Digitaria ciliaris, Digitaria ischaemum, and Digitaria sanguinalis Eric A.L. Jones, Diego J. Contreras and Wesley J. Everman 10. Echinochloa colona (L.) Link and Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv Adusumilli Narayana Rao 11. Ipomoea hederacea, Ipomoea lacunosa, and Ipomoea purpurea Eric A.L. Jones, Diego J. Contreras and Wesley J. Everman 12. Lolium rigidum and Lolium multiflorum Hugh J. Beckie and Marie Jasieniuk 13. Weedy rice (Oryza spp.) Masilamany Dilipkumar, Virender Kumar, Beng-Kah Song, Kenneth M. Olsen, Tse-Seng Chuah, Sharif Ahmed and Sheng Qiang 14. Parthenium hysterophorus Amarpreet Kaur, Daizy Rani Batish, Bhagirath Singh Chauhan, Shalinder Kaur, Harminder Pal Singh and Ravinder Kumar Kohli 15. Phalaris minor and Phalaris paradoxa Ankur Chaudhary, Simerjeet Kaur and Bhagirath Singh Chauhan 16. Solanum nigrum and Solanum physalifolium Alireza Taab 17. Sonchus oleraceus Gurpreet Singh Khalsa, Sahil Dahiya and Bhagirath Singh Chauhan 18. Sorghum halepense: biology and management Caleb C. Squires and Michael J. Walsh
Dr. Chauhan holds Doctor of Philosophy, Weed Science, Master of Science, Agronomy CCS Haryana Agricultural University and Bachelor of Science (Hons) Agriculture. His research focuses on Weed ecology and seed germination biology, Herbicide use and resistance management, Tillage systems and crop establishment methods, Improving weed competitive ability of crops by optimizing the use of competitive cultivars, seeding rate, and row spacing, Integrated weed management strategies for different cropping systems.
