This handy identification guide to the plants that cause billions of dollars annually in crop loss and control measures include information on:
-The harm that weeds cause
-Benefits from weeds
-Major weed habitats
Accurate full-color illustrations and descriptive text identify the principal weeds and weed groups that invade lawns, gardens, fields. and roadsides. Range maps show distribution within the United States.
Golden Guides first appeared in 1949 and quickly established themselves as authorities on subjects from Natural History to Science. Relaunched in 2000, Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press feature modern, new covers as part of a multi-year, million-dollar program to revise, update, and expand the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.
Alexander C. Martin contributed to nature guides from Golden Guides and St. Martin's Press.
Jean Zallinger contributed to nature guides from Golden Guides and St. Martin's Press.