[PDF] Tropical Pasture And Fodder Plants Grasses And Legumes eBook

Author : A. V. Bogdan
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 19,89 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Science
ISBN :

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The grasses. Classification and distribution. Environment in relation to some aspects of grass physiology. Day length. Light intensity. Temperature. Rainfall. Soils. The structure of the grass plant. Cultivation. Establishment. Management. Association with the legumes. Herbage yields. Conservation. Nutritive value. Reproduction. The structure of floral parts. Flowering and pollination. Fertilization. Apomixis. Seed. Seed germination. Seed production. The more important species. The legumes. Classification and distribution. The structure of the leguminous plant. Nitrogen fixation by the legumes. In mixture with the grasses. Cultivation. Pests and diseases. Yields, utilization. Chemical composition, nutritive value. Palatability, toxicity. Reproduction. The flowers. Flowring, pollination. Seed production and harvesting. Breeding. The more important species.

Author : L. R. Humphreys
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 49,41 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Science
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Natural grasslands of the tropics. A philosophy of pasture improvement. New and improved pasture plants. Pasture establishment. Soil fertility and fertiliser needs of tropical pastures. Pasture management and production.

Author : P. J. Skerman
Publisher :
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 37,20 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Technology & Engineering
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The role of legumes in agriculture; Evaluation of natural resources for pasture production; Land clearing; Pasture establishment; Mineral nutrition of tropical pasture legumes; Nitrogen nutrition of tropical pastures; Rhizobium relationships of legumes; management of tropical pasture legumes; Weed control in tropical pastures; Irrigation of tropical pasture legumes; Production of forage legume seed; Selection and breeding of tropical pasture legumes; Chemical composition and nutritive value of tropical legumes; The pasture legumes; Leguminous browse.

Author : P. J. Skerman
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 47,44 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789251011287

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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.

Author : Beat Boller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 49,78 MB
Release : 2010-01-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 1441907602

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Grassland farming in Europe was already established during the settlement of the rst farmers together with their domesticated animals after the last ice age. Since then, grassland provides the forage basis to feed ruminant animals for the p- duction of meat and milk. Depending on the ecological conditions and intensity of usage, various plant communities with different species developed, displaying a rich biodiversity. With the introduction of improved crop rotations at the end of the 16th century, grasses and legumes were also grown to an important extent as forage crops on arable land. In the last decades the importance of amenity grasses increased markedly, due to the demand of the society for new usages like landscape protection. Around 1900 interested farmers and academics identi ed the need for gra- land improvement through systematic selection and seed production. This marks the beginning of breeding and research in companies but also at universities and specialized research institutes. Plant collection started with many of the species that are still of importance today. The collected materials were grouped according to the intended use and some type of phenotypic selection was applied. Seed mul- plication of such populations was performed in pure stands and the harvested seed was marketed. Although the vegetative biomass and its quality are of utmost imp- tance in forage crop breeding, it is the seed yield potential which determines the commercial success of a new variety.

Author : Robert Joseph McIlroy
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 29,60 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Nature
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The economic value of grassland; The nature of grasses and legumes; The agricultural value of herbage species; Some grass and legume species of tropical regions; Grassland ecology: some tropical grassland associations; Types of grazing pasture; Seed production; Seeds mixtures; Establishment of the sward; Management and manuring; Grassland utilization; Grassland improvement; The nutritive value of tropical pasture grasses and legumes; Conservation; The measurement of grassland productivity; Pasture quality.

Author : W.D. Pitman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,14 MB
Release : 2000-11-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1420038788

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Tropical Forage Plants: Development and Use covers the research and resulting pasture development in the tropics and subtropics, which has undergone dramatic changes in the past few decades. Providing a broad, global perspective, it serves as a comprehensive resource covering a wide range of subjects pertaining to forage and animal production in th

Author : John R Lazier
Publisher : CABI
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 41,38 MB
Release : 2016-07-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1780646283

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The development of legume use in agricultural production in the tropics lags far behind the temperate areas and extensive research over recent decades has aimed to rectify the lack of available leguminous fodder species available for heavy clay soils. This book draws together that research and explores the importance of heavy clay soils to agricultural productivity in the tropics and subtropics and the identification of adapted, productive forage legumes for these environments. Providing an invaluable example of how a global search for adapted and productive forage germplasm has been - and can be - undertaken, and allowing access to a significant body of knowledge that was acquired before the digitalization of reports, this book will be a key resource for new scientists and experienced researchers in the areas of agriculture and forage agronomy.

Author : Kenneth J. Moore
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 31,45 MB
Release : 2020-05-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1119436613

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Forages: The Science of Grassland Agriculture, 7th Edition, Volume II will extensively evaluate the current knowledge and information on forage agriculture. Chapters written by leading researchers and authorities in grassland agriculture are aggregated under section themes, each one representing a major topic within grassland science and agriculture. This 7th edition will include two new additional chapters covering all aspects of forage physiology in three separate chapters, instead of one in previous editions. Chapters will be updated throughout to include new information that has developed since the last edition. This new edition of the classic reference serves as a comprehensive supplement to An Introduction to Grassland Agriculture, Volume I.