Weed Abstractsis a fully searchable abstracts database of internationally published weed and herbicide research.

Weed Abstracts brings you the latest information on weed biology, from genetics to ecology, including parasitic, poisonous, allergenic and aquatic weeds.

Derived from CAB Abstracts, the orginial applied life sciences database, Weed Abstracts covers all types of weed control in both crop and non-crop situations and the current research on herbicides, including formulations, herbicide resistance and the effects of herbicide residues in the environment.

Each week Weed Abstracts delivers all the new highly-targeted, searchable summaries covering key English and foreign language journal articles, reports, conferences and books about weeds and herbicides. Over 11,000 records are added to the database each year.

Weed Abstracts includes a fully searchable backfile to 1972. Over 240,000 research summaries bring a wealth of current and seminal research on weeds to your fingertips!

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Aquatic weeds

Covering the biology and control of

• • – cyanobacterial blooms

  – emergent, floating and submerged weeds

• – invasive algae

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  Herbicides

  Covers new products, herbicide chemistry, including

  • • – adjuvants
    • • – effects on non-target organisms including man

      – environmental effects on herbicide activity

    • • • • – formulations

          – herbicides and their residues in the environment

        • – herbicide safety and herbicide resistance in weeds and crops
        • • – joint application

          – includes both traditional herbicides and algicides, and natural herbicidal compounds

        – mode of action and biodegradation

      – properties

    – synthesis

  • – usage

Poisonous and allergenic weeds

Covering the biology and control of poisonous weeds, their effects on

• • – allergen characterization and contact dermatitis
• – animals and man (including case reports)
• • – includes non-weed plant species commonly causing allergies

  – plant composition

• – pollen allergies
• – pollen surveys
• • – toxin analysis and experimental poisoning
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Parasitic weeds

Includes all parasitic plant species affecting crops and forest trees, their biology and control, including plant resistance.

Techniques, equipment and machinery

Includes equipment and techniques in

• – application methods
• • – bioassays and herbicide residue analysis

  – computer software

• • • • – geographical information systems
    • – global positioning systems

    – precision agriculture

  – sprayers

• – weeding equipment

• Weed biology

  All sections of weed biology, including

  • • • • – allelopathy

        – development

      • • • – checklists and floras

          – ecology including weeds as hosts

        • – genetics

        – life history

      • – morphology and anatomy
      • – physiology and biochemistry
      • – population dynamics and geographical distribution

      – reproduction

    • – spread and invasions

    – taxonomy and evolution

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Weed control

• – biological control (including assessment of biological control agents, their biology and non-target effects)
• • – chemical control

  – cultural control

• • • • – decision-making

      – economic thresholds

    – integrated control

  • – legislation

  – physical control

• – precision agriculture
• • – quarantine

  – weed control as part of Integrated Crop Management

Weeds in crops, forests and non-crop environments

All types of weeds are covered, including woody weeds and crop plants as weeds

• All aspects of weeds and their interactions with, and impacts on, other plants and the environment are encompassed
• All crops are featured, including:
  • – cereals
  • • • • – culinary herbs
        • – dye plants

        – fibre crops

      – fodder plants

    • – fruit crops

    – grain legumes

  • – root crops
  • • • – medicinal plants

    – nut crops

  • – oil crops
  • – ornamental plants
  • • – rubber and industrial crops such as essential oil plants
  • • – spices

    – stimulant plants

  • • • – sugar crops

      – vegetables

  • weeds in forestry and non-crop habitats, such as

• • – abandoned fields
  • • – natural ecosystems like grasslands and wetlands

    – railways

  • – urban habitats
  • – waste lands
  • – water bodies

Weed utilization

Covers beneficial properties of weeds and their uses

• • – antimicrobial and pesticidal properties
  • – as biological indicators
  • – in phytoremediation of polluted water and land

  – including medicinal

• – uses as foods and feeds

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