Journal of Natural Product and Plant Resources

The open-access Journal of Natural Product and Plant Resources promotes the publication of original works that significantly enhance scientific investigation in the field of Natural Products And Plant Resources. The open-access Journal (ISSN: 2231-3184) encourages the publication of unpublished material that significantly advances scientific research in the area of natural products and plant resources. Agronomy, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biophysics, biotechnology, cell biology, plant breeding, genetics, pathology, plant production systems, systems biology, taxonomy, and weed science are only a few of the many relevant fields covered by this publication.

Journal Subject

Journal covers the fields of Agronomy, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Bio-Technology, Cell Biology, Plant Breeding, Genetics, Pathology, Plant Production Systems, Systems Biology, Taxonomy, Weed Science, and all those that are related are included.

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Weed science

Weed science is a field of applied ecology that seeks to alter the environment in opposition to natural evolutionary patterns. It is concerned with plants that may be seen as weeds, their influence. 

The purpose of weed science

1. Control of particularly problematic weeds
2. Application and interaction with herbicides
3. Fate and action of herbicide

History

It has been hypothesized that the most common trait of the ancestors of our currently dominant crop plants is their willingness—their tendency to be successful, to thrive, in disturbed habitats, mostly those around human dwellings. Weeds have existed since humans first practiced settled agriculture, which is thought to have occurred around 10,000 years ago. Although the evidence for farmers' awareness and concern is almost entirely anecdotal, it is likely that they have always been aware of weeds in their crops. In many parts of the world, weeds are controlled by rouging or using simple hoes. The speed with which a family can weed its crops is by far the most important factor limiting the size of a farmer's holding and yield per unit area. Crop weeding may require more human effort than any other single human endeavor, and most of that labour is performed by women. In the West and other developed regions of the world, weed control is carried out using sophisticated machinery and the substitution of chemical energy for mechanical and human energy. There is a connection between a country's capacity to feed its people and how farmers manage weeds. One of the key elements needed to maintain and boost food production is effective weed management.

The annual losses brought on by the presence of pernicious weeds on farmland in Canada, according to Clark and Fletcher's hypothesis from 1923, are significantly more than is generally believed. They came to the conclusion that this was caused by "farmers not paying much attention to the weeds growing among their crops. They simply disputed that farmers had little control over the weeds and did not dispute that farmers were aware of them. The majority of current weed identification books include illustrations of many of the plants that Clark and Fletcher described. Despite ongoing efforts to reduce weeds, many of the same species continue to be a concern. Weed scientists typically concentrate on outcomes and advancement. Through the massive use of pesticides and the more recent production of herbicide-resistant crops through genetic modification, modern agriculture in industrialized countries has addressed but not completely removed the majority of weed problems. 

Despite being unquestionably effective for the intended purpose, these techniques have also had negative effects on the environment, non-target species, and human health. Some herbicides are used by farmers in developing countries, but more modern herbicides and the equipment needed to apply them are frequently unavailable or prohibitively expensive. In these farmers' fields, weeds are always present, but frequently the most accessible and cost-effective control methods are mechanical weeding, mainly powered by animal power, or by hand, with the majority of the labor being done by women. Both the claim that weeding man's crops requires more energy than any other single human work and the consequent premise that women perform the majority of the world's weeding are widely accepted despite not having been independently proven. With applications in industrial activities including maintaining railroad rights-of-way, controlling invasive species in natural areas, and sports/park/home lawn care, weed science no longer only focuses on agriculture.

Benefits of Weeds

1. Any nutrient surplus is controlled.
2. Verify erosion caused by wind, water, and soil.
3. Livestock feed
4. Used as a home decoration
5. Financial Value

Disadvantage of Weeds

1. Lowers Soil moisture content
2. Increases a farmer's upkeep costs.
3. Several weeds can spread diseases:
4. Possible harm to animals
5. Land value declines

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