Soil-specific Nutrient Management Guidelines for Sugarcane Production in the Plains Creek District


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This publication aims to improve the local awareness and understanding of different soils and how they can be managed for sustainable sugarcane production. Whilst growers can use the management guidelines directly for their different soils, the booklet also explains the way in which the nutrient management guidelines have been derived so that growers can make informed decisions on how to manage their soils. It also provides guidelines for interpreting soil and leaf analyses.







The Biology And Control of Weeds in Sugarcane


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The Biology and Control of Weeds in Sugarcane provides a comprehensive discussion of the problems of weed control in sugarcane against the background of world-wide cultivation, with emphasis on Taiwan's intensive pattern of crop farming. The book is divided into 12 chapters which present the following concepts of weed control in sugarcane: botanical description of sugarcane; the cultivation of sugarcane in relation to weed control; weeds associated with sugarcane and their biological characteristics; losses in crop production caused by weeds; chemical control of weeds; crop tolerance and weed responses to chemicals; evaluation of new herbicides; research and practices of chemical weed control; and application techniques and equipment utilized in weed control. The book is an authoritative reference for agriculture students, lecturers, and scientists. The advances presented in the book are also an invaluable contribution to the expanding ""Weed Science"" and will serve as an excellent background and perspective for further weed studies.




A Guide to Chemical Weed Control in Tropical and Subtropical Fruit and Nut Crops in Hawaii


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The use of herbicides, chemicals for killing weeds, is an accepted cultural pratice in the fruit and nut agricultural industry of Hawaii. Herbicides are indispensable to the agricultural industy. they are assential for continued efficient crop yields to offset increasing labor and other production costs. under present-day conditions, they are an effective and economic tool necessary to help control weeds. Hawaii's climate, soils, and vegetation are tropical and subtropical, and herbicide recommendations approved for temperate areas do not always apply. therefore, herbicides should testd before using under Hawaii conditions.




The Hawaii Sugar Manual


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The Triazine Herbicides


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Over the past 50 years, triazines have made a great impact on agriculture and world hunger by assisting in the development of new farming methods, providing greater farming and land use capabilities, and increasing crop yields. Triazines are registered in over 80 countries and save billions of dollars a year. The Triazine Herbicides is the one book that presents a comprehensive view of the total science and agriculture of these chemicals. With emphasis on how the chemicals are studied and developed, reviewed, and used at the agricultural level this book provides valuable insight into the benefits of triazine herbicides for sustainable agriculture. - Presents previously unpublished information on the discovery, development and marketing of herbicides - Includes a vital section on the origin, use, economics and fate of triazine herbicides - Covers benefits of triazines in corn and sorghum, sugarcane, citrus, fruit and nut crops - Establishes best management practice and environmental benefits of use in conservation tillage