"The papers in this first volume of Topics in Canadian Weed Science were presented at a symposium held during the inaugual meeting of the Canadian Weed Science Society - Societe canadienne de malherbologie (CWSS-SCM) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in November 2002."--p. [1]. Includes index.

Introduction -- Use of buffer zones for habitat protection: a proposed strategy -- Realizing the promise of conservation buffer technology -- Linking agriculture and the environment: a branded approach to the market place -- Field boundary habitats: a pesticide industry perspective -- Field margins in northern Europe: integrating agricultural, environmental and biodiversity functions -- Pesticide movement to field margins: routes, impacts and mitigation -- Living on the edge: field boundary habitats, biodiversity and agriculture -- Insect pests and anthropod diversity in field margins of western Canada -- Boundary areas and plant diseases -- Weed fecundity in relation to distance from the crop edge -- Weed distribution across field boundaries adjacent to roadsides -- Riparian vegetation reduces spray drift deposition into water bodies .