Book: Forages / Volume 2 / edited by Kenneth J. Moore, Michael Collins, C. Jerry Nelson, Daren D. Redfearn
an introduction to grassland agriculture
2020
Abstract: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- In Praise of Grass -- Grassland Science -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Dedication -- PART I Forage Plants -- Chapter 1 Perspectives, Terminology, and Classification -- Need for Consistent Terminology ...
| Author's details | edited by Michael Collins, C. Jerry Nelson, Kenneth J. Moore, Robert F. Barnes |
|---|---|
| Collection | Forages |
| Abstract | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- In Praise of Grass -- Grassland Science -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Dedication -- PART I Forage Plants -- Chapter 1 Perspectives, Terminology, and Classification -- Need for Consistent Terminology -- Terms for Soil and Its Functions -- Sustainability of Grassland Agriculture -- The Role of Organic Agriculture -- Classification Systems Based on Crop Use -- Terms Describing Vegetation Types -- Terms Describing Life Cycles and Stand Persistence -- Terms Involving Biodiversity -- Terms Describing Pasture and Grazing Management -- Terms for Plant Nomenclature -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Grass Morphology -- Introduction -- Overview of Forage Grass Morphology -- The Concept of a Phytomer -- Structure of the Shoot Apex -- Apex Size and Leaf Growth Rates -- Growth of Leaves -- Blade Volume and Specific Leaf Weight -- Other Leaf Blade Features -- Light Effects on Leaf Growth -- Water Stress Effects on Leaf Growth -- Tiller Production and Survival -- Production and Growth of Stolons and Rhizomes -- Reproductive Tillers -- Root Initiation and Growth -- Morphology of the Inflorescence -- Morphology of Grass Seed -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3 Legume Structure and Morphology -- Introduction -- The Legume Family -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 Carbon Metabolism in Forage Plants -- Introduction -- Photosynthesis and Photorespiration -- Dark Respiration -- High‐Temperature Stress -- Low‐Temperature Stress -- Water Stress -- Organic Reserves in Forages -- Light, Phytohormones, and Shoot Development -- Managing Leaf Area and Photosynthesis -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 Mineral Nutrient Acquisition and Metabolism -- Nutrients Required by Forage Crops -- Nutrients Required by Forage Crops -- Macronutrients Required by Forage Crops. |
| Language | English |
| Size | xxi, 941 Seiten, Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Book |
| HBZ-ID | HT020548924 |
| ISBN | 9781119436577 ; 9781119436614 ; 1119436575 ; 1119436613 |
| Database | Catalogue ZB MED Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture |
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