The 10th edition of the Weed Science Society of America’s Herbicide Handbook is now available.
It offers comprehensive information on more than 230 herbicides available in North America.
“ ‘Nozzle heads’ will get a lot out of this handbook,” said University of Manitoba weed specialist Rob Golden, who uses the handbooks in his research and teaching.
However, he cautioned that the handbook is designed for specialists.
“It’s a wonderful chemistry textbook for people who are into the technical side of herbicides. It gives you everything you need to know about soil persistence, what breaks down each chemical, what family each product belongs to, things like that.”
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The WSSA said the new edition has been completely updated and reorganized in an easy-to-navigate alphabetical format. It also includes 20 new herbicide compounds introduced since the last edition was published.
The new glossary includes definitions of technical terms and acronyms, a conversion table for measurements, lists of adjuvant that improve herbicide performance and an updated genealogy of agrichemical companies that reflects how the industry has changed through the years.
Dozens of weed scientists volunteered their time in support of the project,” said Dale Shaner, a past-president of WSSA and editor of the new edition.
“They’ve helped us bring together a comprehensive body of information that should be useful to anyone who uses or studies herbicides.”
WSSA is a non-profit scientific society that promotes research, education and extension related to weeds. For more information, visit www.wssa.net.
The handbook is available through WSSA. Produced by the scientific publisher Allenpress, it sells for US $95 and can be found at psfebus.allenpress.com/wssa/.
