ABSTRACT

The book provides comprehensive information on a wide range of topics from biology, physiology, genetics to the use of genomic tools in weed science. The book covers information at a more advanced level than the previously published books in weed science. It covers not only weed genetics and genomics research, but also weed management from an ecological perspective. Furthermore, the book also gives a broad coverage of novel mechanisms of weed resistance to herbicides. More importantly, it includes next generation sequencing techniques and bioinformatics of herbicide resistant genes in weeds.

chapter 1|11 pages

Introduction

Advancement of Weed Science as an Important Discipline of Agriculture

chapter 2|15 pages

Targeting Weed Seedbanks

Implications for Weed Management

chapter 5|24 pages

Evolution of Weed Resistance to Herbicides

What Have We Learned After 70 Years?

chapter 7|21 pages

Crop Selectivity and Herbicide Safeners

Historical Perspectives and Development, Safener-Regulated Gene Expression, Signaling, and New Research Directions

chapter 10|12 pages

Gene Amplification and Herbicide Resistance

Application of Molecular Cytogenetic Tools