Resources for Weed Management

Table of Contents

1. Books
2. Videos
3. Courses
4. Software
5. Websites (Crop/WeedLinks)
6. Herbicide Companies

Books

1. Ontario Weeds, Publication 505, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, by Professor Jack Alex, University of Guelph, 1992. 304 pages. $15.00 + GST. Orders can be placed by calling ServiceOntario Publications Contact Centre at: 1-800-668-9938 or
   contact your local OMAFRA office.
2. Guide to Weed Control, Publication 75, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food,. $15.00 + GST. Orders can be placed by calling Orders can be placed by calling ServiceOntario Publications Contact Centre at: 1-800-668-9938 or contact your local OMAFRA office.
3. Identification Guide to the Weeds of Quebec, Publication VT 007, by Claude Bouchard and Romain Neron, 1999, ISBN 2-89457-174-7, 264 pages. To order: Distribution de livres UNIVERS, 845, rue Marie-Victorin, Saint-Nicholas, Quebec, G7A 3S8, (418) 831-7474 or 1-800-859-7474; fax (418) 831-4021 d.univers@videotron.ca, $16 + S&H. French version also available.
4. Weeds of Canada and the Northern United States, by France Royer and Richard Dickenson, University of Alberta Press and Lone Pine Publishing, 141 Athabasca Hall, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E8, paperback, 434 pages, 750 colour photographs and 150 line drawings, 1999 $29.95
5. Weeds of the Northeast, by Richard H. Uva, Joseph C. Neal, and Joseph M. DiTomaso, Published by Comstock Publishing Associates/ Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York, 14850, 1997, paperback, ISBN 0-8014-8334-4, 397 pages, includes 299 weeds.
6. Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota & Wisconsin, 2nd Edition, by Steve D. Eggers and Donald M. Reed, Published by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, 1997, paperback, 263 pages., $11.00 US. per copy plus $2.00 for 4th class shipping or $3.50 for first class postage. An order form can be found on the web at http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/docs/bookorderform.txt
7. Steel in the Field: A Farmer's Guide to Weed Management Tools, edited by Greg Bowman, 1997. Discusses history of herbicide use and concurrent decline in knowledge about weed management tools. Describes techniques of using a variety of cultivation tools while minimizing erosion and soil compaction. Presents case studies of weed management systems used by farmers throughout U.S., including small and large farmers growing agronomic, horticultural and dryland crops. Includes detailed drawings and explanations of many tools, including hoes, cultivators, flamers and guidance systems. 128 pp. US$18. Sustainable Agriculture Publications, Hills Bldg., University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405-0082; phone (802) 656-0471; email nesare@zoo.uvm.edu. Website: metalab.unc.edu/farming-connection/weeds/resource/steelrev.htm
8. Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) for Roadsides, by Sheila Daar and Shawn King, 1997. Presents in-depth information about implementing IVM in Washington, with emphasis on how road crews can develop long-term sustainable strategies. Defines IVM as process of monitoring; determining injury levels and action thresholds; proper timing of maintenance efforts; selection of least disruptive control tactics; and evaluation. Includes information about deciding when and where to apply treatments, selecting treatments and monitoring beneficial and noxious vegetation. 180 pp. Free. Contact Don Priest, Urban Pesticide Initiative, U.S. EPA Region X, 1200 6th Avenue, Mail Station ECO 084, Seattle, WA 98101; phone (206) 553-2584; fax (206) 553-1775; email priest.donald@epamail.epa.gov.
9. Weed Seedling Guide, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, 1996 62 page booklet, spiral bound field guide with photos and descriptions of 50 seedling broadleaf and grassy weeds. Call 1-800-292-5697 (toll-free in Canada) or (780) 427-0391. http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex41
   
10. Common Weed Seedlings of The United States and Canada, produced by the Weed Society of America. Their web site is at http://www.wssa.net
11. Common Weed Seedlings of the North Central States, NCRE Publication 607, by Andrew J. Chomas, James J. Kells and J. Boyd Carey, Dept. of Crop & Soil Science, Michigan State University, Bulletin Office, 10-B Ag. Hall, East Lansing Michigan, 48824-1039, (517) 355-0240, Email: marekh@msue.msu.edu , paperback, 21 pages, 1998, $2.00US or see website at www.weeds.iastate.edu/weednews/ncseed.htm
12. The Biology of Canadian Weeds, Publications 1693 & 1765, Edited and compiled by Gerald A. Mulligan, Communications Branch, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Ottawa K1A 0C7, 1979 & 1984, paperback, 380 & 415 pages
13. Weeds of the Prairies, Agdex 640-6 (previously Weeds of Alberta), Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Publications Office, 7000-113 St., Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5T6, (780) 427-0391 or Fax (780) 422-8835, paperback, 209 pages, 375 photographs, $25.00 http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex39
14. Peterson Field Guide to Wildflowers by Roger Tory Peterson and Margaret McKenney. Available from most bookstores. This is a good pictorial guide to identification and includes some species not commonly found in agriculture but similarly may not include all agricultural weeds.

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Videos

1. "New Tools for Mechanical Weed Control In Vegetables", by Robin Bellinder and Jed Colquhoun, Cornell University, New York; 15 minutes; $7.00US (cheque payable to Cornell University) to Sue Thompson, 134A Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
2. "Vegetable Farmers and their Weed Control Machines" by Vern Grubinger, University of Vermont Cooperative Extension and Mary Jane Else, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension; 75 minutes, 1996, features nine farmers from three states explaining how they use brand-name and custom-made equipment to control weeds, funding from the Northeast SARE Program, $12.00US (additional charge if mailed outside the U.S.). To order SARE publications: phone (802) 656-5459, or susagctr@zoo.uvm.edu, or mail your order to:
   The Center for Sustainable Agriculture, University of Vermont, 590 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05405
3. "Applications of Agricultural Weed Control" (Video 53), University of Guelph Independent Study http://www.uoguelph.ca/istudy/agcourses.html#on%20farm%20equipment
4. "Basics of Agricultural Weed Control" (Video 52), University of Guelph Independent Study http://www.uoguelph.ca/istudy/agcourses.html#on%20farm%20equipment
5. "How to Manage Spray Drift" Ridgetown College - Continuing Education
   1 800 652-857
6. "Circle Check Your Sprayer", www.uoguelph.ca\istudy 1 800 263-4499
7. "Calibration of Field Sprayers", www.uoguelph.ca\istudy 1 800 263-4499
8. "Nozzle Selection for Field Sprayers", www.uoguelph.ca\istudy 1-800 263-4499
9. "No-Till Vegetables", by Steve Groff, Cedar Meadow Farm, 679 Hilldale Rd., Holtwood, PA 17532 , (717) 284-5152. Cost : $21.95 + $3 S/H (add $5.00 S/H for overseas orders) , Email sgroff@epix.net

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Courses

1. Weed Management in Turf, Independent Study: University of Guelph http://www.horticulturecertificates.com/offering.cfm?id=2077
   This course provides an overview of the biology, identification and control of weeds important to turf, specifically in golf course settings. The ultimate purpose of this course is to take what you will learn about identification of common weeds in turf and methods of weed control, and apply it to managing weeds in real life situations.

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Software

1. ontarioweeds.com ontarioweeds.com was designed to be an ever-growing knowledge base of weed information. Combining biological and identifying characteristics of top interfering species along with new emerging research articles, media, and control options, ontarioweeds.com provides the tools to make informed risk-reducing weed control decisionshttp://www.ontarioweeds.com/
2. WeedPro75 (developed from HADSS and Ontario Herb). For Corn and Soybean herbicides. Weed Pro 75 is your online herbicide selection tool that puts profitability and environmental safety first. Input basic field information along with the different weed species found in each field and an estimation of how heavy an infestation (density) of each species in that field. Registered herbicides that are effective on the indicated weed spectrum are then listed by most profitable treatments. You can sort the results in multiple ways including environmental impact. Then click the desired treatment name for rates, precautions, and other product information. http://www.weedpro75.com/
   
3. Herbicide Mode Of Action And Crop Injury Symptoms CD-ROM: by Gunsolus, J., University of Minnesota, $40 for students and non-profits and $80 for profit organizations (plus taxes, shipping and handling charges)
   To order: #AG-CS-6893 ; Credit Card Orders: 1-800-876-8636; Fax orders(Need Billing/Shipping Address): 612-625-6281; E-mail orders(Need Billing/Shipping Address): order@extension.umn.edu
   Mail orders: University of Minnesota Extension Service Distribution Center, 20 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Avenue, St Paul MN 55108-6069 (Please make checks payable to: University of Minnesota).

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