Subject Coverage

ISSN: 0043-1729


Content and Coverage

Weed Abstracts is a monthly journal which abstracts the world literature on weeds, weed control and allied subjects. It started publication in 1954 and contains approximately 5,000 abstracts each year derived from the CAB ABSTRACTS database which is compiled from the world's scientific and technical literature.

Aspects include:

  • Weed control in field, herbage, horticultural and forestry crops
  • Non-crop weed control
  • Weed biology
  • Weed ecology
  • Aquatic weeds
  • Parasitic weeds
  • Poisonous weeds
  • Herbicide properties
  • Herbicide analysis
  • Herbicide residues
  • Herbicide toxicology
  • Physiological effects of herbicides
  • Weed control equipment and application
  • Weed utilization
  • Economic, extension and legislative aspects

Quarterly calendar of crop protection events. 

Monthly/Annual Author and Subject Indexes.