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Author | : Mary E. Barkworth |
Publisher | : University Press of Colorado |
Total Pages | : 1552 |
Release | : 2007-09-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1457180987 |
Grasses are the world’s most important plants. They are the dominant species over large parts of the earth’s land surface, a fact that is reflected in the many different words that exist for grasslands, words such as prairie, veldt, palouse, and pampas to mention just a few. As a group, grasses are of major ecological importance, as soil binders and providers of shelter and food for wild animals, both large and small. Some grasses, such as wheat, rice, corn, barley, rye, tef, and sugar cane are major sources of calories for humans and their livestock; others, primarily bamboos, are used for construction, tools, paper, and fabric. More recently, the seed catalogs that tantalize gardeners each winter have borne witness to an increasing appreciation of the aesthetic value of grasses. The Manual of Grasses for North America is designed as a successor to the classic volume by Hitchcock and Chase. It reflects current taxonomic thought and includes keys, illustrations, and distribution maps for the nearly 900 native and 400 introduced species that have been found in North America north of Mexico. In addition, it presents keys and illustrations for several species that are known only in cultivation or are of major agricultural significance, either as progenitors of bread wheat and corn or as a major threat to North American agriculture because of their ability to hybridize with crop species. The Manual of Grasses for North America is a major reference work for grasses that will retain its value for many years.
Author | : John William Bews |
Publisher | : Russell & Russell Publishers |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Nature |
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Author | : P. J. Skerman |
Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
Total Pages | : 900 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9789251011287 |
The importance of grasslands. The classification and distribution of grasses. The world's major tropical grasslands. Performance and management of natural pasture. The case for improved pastures to replace indigenous species. Pasture improvement by introducing new species. Selection of pasture grass species, seed purchase and storage, and fertilizer needs. Pasture leys. Management of improved grassland in semi-intensive and intensive production systems. Reseeding the arid and semi-arid range. Handling difficult grasses. Grasses for special purposes. Utilization and conservation of forage. The chemical compostion and nutritive value of tropical grasses. The tropical grasses catalogue. Common names of tropical grasses. Common names of other plants. Index. Illustrations.
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Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Grasses |
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Author | : G. P. Cheplick |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 1998-03-28 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0521572053 |
Author | : John William Bews |
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Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1979 |
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Author | : Mitchel P. McClaran |
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Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1995-11 |
Genre | : Nature |
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"Leading experts in geography, biology, botany, zoology, and geoscience present new research on the desert grassland and review a vast amount of earlier work. They reveal that present-day grasses once grew in the ice age forests that existed in these areas before the climate dried and the trees vanished, and how the intensity and frequency of fire can influence the plant and animal species of the grassland.
Author | : Umberto Quattrocchi |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 2402 |
Release | : 2006-04-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1420003224 |
2008 NOMINEE The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Annual Award for a Significant Work in Botanical or Horticultural Literature now we have easier and better access to grass data than ever before in human history. That is a marked step forward. Congratulazioni Professor Quattrocchi!-Daniel F. Austin, writing in Economic Botany &n
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Release | : 2000 |
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Author | : David J. Gibson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 019852918X |
This book is the most up to date and thorough account of the natural history of the plants that comprise the most important food crop on Earth, the grasses and grasslands.