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This book looks at significant current grassland problems and issues, and provides an insight into grassland productivity in diverse areas of the world, with their various production systems. There is a focus on recent technical advances and the prospects for further innovation, through twenty-one chapters by eminent grassland scientists, grouped into seven sections - forage germplasm; forage conservation; grass-based systems and organic production; climate change, biodiversity and biotechnology; geographical information systems; farmer and pastoralist participation; and regional developments. The book is timely in view of the expanding human and livestock populations, especially in arid and semi-arid environments, with the consequent pressure on the world's grasslands.
It is well known that the impacts of climate change are tangible and hence there can be no debate about the need for appropriate adaptation measures, on a priority basis. However, it is equally important to recognize the fact that adaptation measures actually represent a dynamic synthesis of interventions pertaining to multiple systems. These are particularly of water, soil characteristics, genotypic and phenotypic variations and their expressions, age-correlated biochemical changes aligned with planting schedules and favorable weather/climate conditions. Nutrients, occurrence and distribution of associated vegetation including crop mixes also influence productivity. The overarching aspect o...
Advances in Agronomy
This third edition of the standard text Countryside Conservation charts and evaluates those changes which represent a fundamental revolution in the ways in which the countryside is planned and managed. It sets out the principles, policies and practice which underlie the ecology, planning and management of the new countryside, discussing ways in which countryside conservation objectives are evolving and how they can best be achieved.
Volume 1: International, Albania to Libya. Volume 2: Madagascar to Zimbabwe, Indexes.
Grassland and Heathland Habitats is a practical guide to the habitat types, flora and fauna of Britain's range of natural and semi-natural grasslands and heaths.
The productivity of temperate grasslands; The productivity of mediterranean and semi-arid grasslands; Physiological aspects of pasture growth; Modelling pasture growth; Effects of nitrogen fertilizer; Effects of grazing and cutting; The botanical composition of pastures; Beef production from managed grasslands; Milk production from managed grasslands; Sheep production from managed grasslands; Other domesticated animals; Grazing behaviour; Plant factors affecting intake; Minerals in pastures and supplements; Reproduction, lifespan and efficiency of production; Nitrogen cycling in managed grasslands; Phosphorus cycling in managed grasslands; Return fo nutrients by animals; Nitrogen fixation in managed grasslands; Nitrogen losses from managed grassland; Run-off and drainage from grassland catchments; Economic considerations in the prodution and utilization of herbage; Stocking rate; Fertilizer inputs and botanical composition; Herbage conservation and supplements.
The biology of Stylosanthes and its importance in West Africa and Latin America; The screening and evaluation of Stylosanthes germplasm; The dynamics, nutrient requirements, pests and diseases of Stylosanthes species; Stylosanthes-based pastures for livestock production; The integration of Stylosanthes into cropping systems; Seed production of Stylosanthes.