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List of Publications

Priced books available from FAO Distribution and Sales FAO, Rome

General

  • Instructor's Manual For Weed Management. 1986. Edited by Burrill L.C. and M.D. Shenk. FAO, Rome, p.150. This booklet is also available in French and Spanish.

Weed Distribution & Ecology

  • Ecología y Control de Malezas Perennes en América Latina. Estudio FAO Producción y Protección Vegetal 74, FAO, Rome, p. 361, 1986. This book, also available in English, contains the papers of the workshop on the control of perennial weeds, held in Santiago de Chile, 28 November- 2 December 1983.
  • Terry P.J. and R.W. Michieka. 1987. Common Weeds of East Africa. FAO, Rome, p.184.
  • Robson T.O., P. Americanos & B.E. Abu-Irmaileh. 1991. Major weeds of the Near East. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper 104. 236 pages with colour photos of several species from 30 families.
  • Malik R.K. & D. Tsedev. 1996. Major weeds of Mongolia. FAO, Rome. It describes 41 major weed species found in cropping areas of Mongolia with colour photos. Descriptions and proposed control methods are presented in English and Mongolian languages.

Weed Management and control methods

  • Soil Solarization. 1991. Edited by DeVay J.E., Stapleton J.J. and C.L. Elmore, FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper 109, 396 p. It contains the papers presented at the First International Conference on Soil Solarization held in Amman, Jordan, 19-25 February 1990.
  • Weed management for developing countries. 1994. Edited by R. Labrada, J.C. Caseley and C. Parker, FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper 120. The book contains 18 chapters written by outstanding weed scientists from all over the world. This book is also available in Spanish.
  • Weed Management for developing Countries, Addendum I.
    2003. Edited R. Labrada, Rome p. 277 y hacer link con
    http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/006/Y5031E/Y5031E00.HTM

  • Weed Management in Rice. 1996. Edited by B.A. Auld and K.U. Kim. FAO, Rome p. 272.

Copies available from the Plant Protection Service, AGPP, FAO, Rome (requests to be sent to Dr R. Labrada, Weed Officer)