Herbiseed Brief Weed Guides aim to summarise elementary information on some topics to assist newcomers to that topic. These short outlines are available on line (click on the title) or by e-mail.

Copyright  Herbiseed, 1999. You are welcome to print a copy for personal use but any publication of the contents of these documents must acknowledge the source as 'Herbiseed Brief Weed Guides'.

1. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EUROPEAN ARABLE WEEDS FOR FIELD TRIALS AND DEMONSTRATIONS. (Very basic sowing techniques, timings and germination requirements).

2. GERMINATION OF WEED SEEDS IN THE GLASSHOUSE. (Germination stimulating methods and specific techniques for commonly used species).

3. THE IMPORTANCE OF USING FULLY CHARACTERISED POPULATIONS FOR WEED EXPERIMENTS. (Different populations of common weed species can react differently to the same treatments).

4. CHARACTERISATION OF WEED POPULATIONS USED IN WEED CONTROL EXPERIMENTS FOR GLP AND GFP. (Formal GLP/GFP requires full and accurate definition of an experimental population).

5. GERMINATION OF GALIUM APARINE. (Difficult in summer but batch selection, cool temperatures and nitrate treatment can help).

6. PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATES. (Not required for Herbiseed seed in Europe or in most other countries. Expensive and cause several weeks delay. Avoid!).

7. PRODUCING WEEDS FOR A DEMONSTRATION OR COMPETITION. (Evaluate growing time required for each species well before the deadline and make staggered sowings of each species).

8. BROMES. (The taxonomic revisions and synonyms within Bromus, Bromopsis, Anisantha, Zerna etc.).

9. MAYWEEDS. (Synonyms and identification of mayweeds, Matricaria, Anthemis, Tripleurospermum).

10. BCPC CODE OF PRACTICE FOR USERS OF HERBICIDE RESISTANT WEED BIOTYPES. (Measures to prevent the spread of herbicide resistant biotypes from experiments and field trials).

11.THE STORAGE OF SEED FOR USE IN EXPERIMENTS (Most weed seeds can be stored for at least one year if seed moisture is controlled)

12. CONSERVATION HEADLANDS (Benefits in weed management and wildlife conservation of grass + wildflower field margins)

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