Tropical GrassesThe 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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Ability Africa Altitude animals annual applied areas Australia Bermuda Brachiaria cattle Chemical clay Common cover crop crude protein Cultivars cultivation Cynodon Description digestibility Distribution dry matter early effect erosion establishment feed fertilizer Figure fire flooding flowering forage Fresh Frost Further gain germination gives grass grassland grazing green ground grows growth harvesting heavy hectare increased India Kenya kg/ha land leaf leaves legumes less light live-weight Main material mature maximum methods months names Natural needed nitrogen occurs palatable Panicum Paspalum pasture percent perennial period plant Plate production Queensland rain rainfall range recorded reduced requirements Response root salinity season seed sheep silage soils Sorghum Source South Sowing sown species spikelets spread stage stand stems stocking summer TABLE temperature tolerance tropical United usually vegetative weeds weeks wide winter yield
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| Title | Tropical Grasses Issue 23 of FAO food and nutrition series Issue 23 of FAO plant production and protection series, Food and Agriculture Organization, ISSN 0259-2525 Volume 23 of Food and Agriculture Organization: FAO plant production and protection series |
| Authors | P. J. Skerman, Fernando Riveros |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org., 1990 |
| ISBN | 9251011281, 9789251011287 |
| Length | 832 pages |
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