Introduction: Scope of the problem—rising costs and demand for environmental safety for weed control

Automation: The Future of Weed Control in Cropping Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Young, Stephen L ^a   Pierce, Francis J ^b   Nowak, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; HERBICIDES;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; ORGANIC PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION COST; TARGET MOVEMENTS;

WEED CONTROL;

EID: 84956747075     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7512-1_1     Document Type: Chapter

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