The Japanese Knotweed Manual

- Date of publication: December 2000
- ISBN-10: 1 85341 127 2
- Paperback ISBN-13: 978 1 85341 127 4
- Pages: 123
- Images: 24 Colour
- Dimensions: 175 x 245 (mm)
- Weight: 331 grammes (unwrapped)
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Synopsis
The Japanese Knotweed Manual is as much concerned with preventing an outbreak of the weed in an area as it is with its containment when the plant is already established. Essential information and management guidelines are presented together with colour and black & white photographs, diagrams and case studies from Europe, Japan and North America. Coverage focuses on the ecology of this invasive weed and the problems caused by its spread outside its native habitats. The manual also shows how to develop an effective programme for raising awareness of the plant in communities, the prevention of an invasion, and herbicidal, mechanical, manual and biological control options as well as the methods and requirements for disposal, including legal aspects. A comprehensive bibliography provides a valuable resource for further research.
Contents
The Plant; Recognition; Related Species and Hybrids; History and Background; Autecology and Habitats; Dispersal and Regeneration; Impact (Problems and Legislation); Developing an Effective Programme - Strategic Policy; Preventing and Invasion; Control Options; Glossary; Key References.
Readership
Professional applied ecologists and land managers involved in dealing with invasive weed species.
Distribution
Direct from the Publisher; RHS Wisley Bookshop; Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London; Gardners Books, Eastbourne (wholesaler).