Target Sites for Herbicide Action

by R. Kirkwood

Book Overview

The development of chemicals to selectively control the growth of weeds has been a fascinating success story which has unfolded largely during the last four decades. The dramatic growth of herbicide research that followed the wartime discoveries of the auxin-type herbicides (phenoxyalkanoic acids) resulted in a whole range of compounds and mixtures which are used to eliminate broad-or narrow-leaved weeds from agricultural, horticul- tural, or forestry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489924353
• ISBN13: 9781489924353
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"