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Synopsis This unique DICTIONARY OF WEED SCIENCE is an essential reference book for all students of agriculture in persuit of interviews and examination success. It covers the whole range of terms related with weeds, herbicides, weed technology, plant physiology, botany, biochemistry, residue chemistry, ecology, toxicology, agricultural chemistry and agricultural engineering. Entries on many modern field and laboratory techniques are also included. Bold headwords provide quick and easy access to over 3500 entries choosen and written on the expert advice from experienced advisory board. Each entry in the dictionary has been defined with the utmost accuracy, completeness and easy readability to be readily accessible for students and professionals in agricultural sciences. This dictionary achieves its purpose to give you an authoritative source to which you can turn with confidence for meaning and knowledge of the common, specialised and latest terms which have been introduced with the recent development in modern weed science. It also includes a guide to the use of the dictionary, a list of selected weed science books and addresses of suppliers of herbicides and equipments in addition to some useful tables.