Chapter 2: Why Are Weeds So Successful? Basic Ecology Concepts

2.1 Objectives

Learning Objectives

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Explain how scientific approaches can help with weed management.
  • List traits of an “ideal” weed.
  • Contrast woody and herbaceous weeds, as well as annual, biennial and perennial weeds.
  • Describe ways weeds interfere with crops.
  • List ways weeds reproduce.
  • Define Vocabulary Words:  annual, winter annual, summer annual,  biennial, perennial, simple perennial, creeping perennial, vegetative propagule, adventitious tissue, vegetative reproduction, dicot, monocot, interference, allelopathy, competition, parasitism

 

 

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