Herbicides and environmental aspects of their application. Tutorial. Kulikova N.A., Lebedeva G.F.

This manual discusses various methods of combating weed vegetation: agricultural, biological, chemical. The history of the development of the chemical method of weed combat and the scale of the use of herbicides at the present stage of agriculture is presented. The classification of herbicides, the technique of their application (the choice of the drug, the norm of consumption, the method of introduction, safety precautions when using herbicides, etc.) are given. The characteristic of the most common herbicides permitted for use in Russia is given. The mechanism of the action of herbicides in plants is considered. The material on the behavior of herbicides in the soil (sorption, decomposition, migration, the effect on the properties of the soil, etc.) has been set out in sufficient detail. Particular attention is paid to the environmental problems that arise in the use of herbicides, as well as to prevent and correct possible negative consequences.

The book is intended for students of higher educational institutions students in the direction of higher professional education 020700 “Soils”, as well as for specialists on plant protection, ecology and environmental protection.