Grass
Its Production and Utilization
3rd Edition
Published on 7. December 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
456 pages
978-0-632-05017-8 (ISBN)
Description
The management of grassland and its role in the countryside has changed considerably during the 15 years since the first edition of Grass was published. The book has therefore been completely reorganised and rewritten to reflect these developments and the corresponding changes to the undergraduate curriculum. The emphasis will continue to be the agricultural management of grassland and will include recent developments in agronomy, nutrition, grazing, forage preservation, and the changing nature of farm economics in relation to changes in the basis for farm support. The scope of the book will reflect recent policy and legislative changes affecting grassland and will therefore include the role of grassland in nature conservation and landscape, grassland and amenity uses, the impact of grassland farming on the environment, and grass in organic farming.
Reviews / Votes
"...provides a valuable update of scientific knowledge and references for kindred researchers involved in temperate grasslands and for lecturers in agricultural science and associated disciplines along with their advanced students."Livestock Production ScienceMore details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
40
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Weight
1328 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-05017-8 (9780632050178)
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Content
List of Contributors. Foreword by C. K. Mackie. Preface to the third Edition. 1. Introduction (A. Hopkins) 2. Sward Establishment and Renovation (R. D. Sheldrick) 3. The principles of pasture Growth and Utilization (A. J. Parsons and D. F. Chapman) 4. Herbage Production (A. Hopkins) 5. Herbage Seed Production (A. H. Marshall and D. H. Hides) 6. Weeds, Pests and Diseases of Grassland (G. C. Lewis and A. Hopkins) 7. The Feeding Value of Grass and Grass Products (D. E. Beever, N. Offer and E. M. Gill) 8. The Conservation of Grass (R. J. Merry, R. Jones and M. K. Theodorou) 9. Principles of Foraging and Grazing Behaviour (A. J. Rook) 10. Grassland Management under Grazing and Animal Response (C.S. Mayne, I. A. Wright and G.E. J. Fisher) 11. Grassland management for Natural landscape and Wildlife (R. G. Jefferson and H. J. Robertson) 12. Amenity Grassland (D. Thorogood) 13. Control and Utilization of Livestock Manures (B. f. Pain) 14. The role and management of Grassland in Organic Farming (D. Younie) 15. Economic Aspects of Grassland Production and Utilization (J. P. McInerney) Index