Tillage has been known to cause soil erosion and cost time and resources and this affects
productivity and inflates the cost of production. Therefore, over the past few years in many …

Weed seed banks reflect past weed populations and management practices and are the
source of weed infestations to come. The factors affecting weed seed germination, however …

Feeding on Non-Prey Resources by Natural Enemies Moshe Coll Reports on the
consumption of non-prey food sources, particularly plant materials, by predators and …

Weed management is a challenge in all agroecosystems. Given the negative consequences
associated with herbicide-based weed management, it is important to consider integrated …

Assuring future food productivity and security will require that better use is made of pest
regulation provided by naturally occurring ecological services. However, empirical evidence …

The consumption and preferences of polyphagous ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
for the seeds of herbaceous plants was determined. The seeds were stuck into plasticine in …

There is currently an increasing societal and political shift towards more sustainable
agricultural systems to provide both food production and ecological biodiversity levels. This …

This chapter covers the types and definitions of soil seed banks; evolution of soil seed
reservoirs as affected by seed characteristics (seed density and size), and biotic (including …

Summary 1 Post‐dispersal seed losses in annual arable weed species are poorly
quantified, but may be of significance for natural population control, especially if they can be …

Farmers are becoming increasingly interested in more comprehensive weed management
programs that reduce weed populations over time and in the use of reduced herbicide doses …