Weeds of Rice in West Africa - Les Adventices en Riziculture en Afrique de l' Ouest

By David E. Johnson (AfricaRice, 1997)

This is a very useful field guide for the identification of weed species in rice, published by AfricaRice (formally known as WARDA) . All the major species are described with pictures and botanical drawings. The book also contains information on weed management and product information on herbicides.

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Contents of the book

Rice and weeds in West Africa

Weed management

Control measures for some difficult weeds

SECTION 1 - Plant descriptions

AMARANTHACEAE CYFERACEAE LOGANIACEAE NYCTAGINACEAE SOLANACEAE
CAFP ARIDACEAE EUPHORBIACEAE LYTHRACEAE ONAGRACEAE SPHENOCLEACEAE
COMMELINACEAE GRAMINEAE (=POACEAE) MALVACEAE PONTEDERIACEAE STERCULIACEAE
COMPOSITAE (=ASTERACEAE) HYDROPHYLLACEAE MARSILEACEAE PORTULACACEAE TILIACEAE
CONVOLVULACEAE LABIATAE MELASTOMATACEAE RUBIACEAE TYPHACEAE
CUCURBITACEAE LEGUMINOSAE MOLLUGINACEAE SCROPHULARIACEAE  

SECTION II - Species o fallow, occasional weeds in rice

SPECIES OF FALLOW, OCCASIONAL WEEDS IN RICE

Aquatic species

Woody regrowth

Appendices

Glossary

Collection and preservation of weed specimens

Medicinal uses of some plants in West Africa (table)

Bibliography

Index