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Author : European Grassland Federation. General Meeting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1188 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Animal products
ISBN : WISC:89081763245
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D02567727T
Author : Dejan Sokolović,Christian Huyghe,Jasmina Radović
Publisher : Springer
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401790444
Grasslands are among the largest ecosystems in the world and consequently are of great importance to mankind. The genotypes of the species which are the main components of the grasslands have great influence on total outcome and successful utilization of grasslands. Therefore fodder crops and turf swards should be constantly improved to follow modern trends in agriculture production and landscape architecture. The wide range of breeding programs for forage and amenity species, as well as new breeding methods and techniques, is rapidly expanding the boundaries and is making it possible to achieve outstanding breeding results. This book includes papers presented at the 30th EUCARPIA Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section Meeting. The challenging title of the book focuses on breeding of quantitative traits, which directly impact the profitability and sustainability of grasslands and fodder crops production, as well as on multidisciplinary approach in grassland research and utilisation. Included papers offer a unique collection of ideas and breakthroughs in the fields of fodder crops and amenity grasses breeding and genetics, as well as in the creative and innovative application of new tools in practical breeding.
Author : Lulu Zhang,Kai Schwärzel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 331985531X
This book comprehensively describes the major ecosystem services in dryland environments that are provided by typical land use, including forestland, grassland and farmland, using the Loess Plateau, Northwest China as an example. It offers extensive information on land policy, implementation and scientific evidence, and discusses the restoration of the degraded Loess Plateau environment, which that brings new challenges in the sustainable use of natural resources, in particular soil and water. It presents a transdisciplinary and up-to-date understanding of interlinkages and competition between different ecosystem services and illustrates benefit sharing among different users and stakeholders, land- management practitioners and local governments. It is a major contribution to the on-going debate on future land-development strategies and identifies areas where there is a need for more research. This book is a valuable resource for students, scientists and policy makers.
Author : A. Lüscher
Publisher : vdf Hochschulverlag AG
Page : 1272 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3728129402
Agriculture, alpine, global change, nutrients, farming
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251053375
This book brings together information on the contrasting characteristics, condition, present use and problems of the world's main natural grasslands. Since grassland is commercialized through the grazing animal, particular attention is paid to the livestock production systems associated with each main type. Grazing resources are more than simply edible herbage: many other factors have to be taken into account, notably water in all areas, and shelter in winter-cold climates. Seasonality of forage supply is a characteristic of almost all grazing lands, so the strategies for dealing with lean seasons are described. The main problems of each type are mentioned and possible strategies for their sustainable management discussed - taking into account their multiple functions, not only livestock production. The book is primarily aimed at agricultural scientists, educationalists, extensionists and decision-makers with interests in responsible use of extensive grasslands.
Author : Norman R. French
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Ecology
ISBN : UCSD:31822011114154
Author : International Biological Programme. Grassland Biome Program
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Biotic communities
ISBN : OCLC:22211078
Author : Gilles Lemaire,John Hodgson,Abad Chabbi
Publisher : CABI
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781845938093
This book contains 28 chapters with emphasis on the interactive nature of the relationships between the soil, plant, animal and environmental components of grassland systems, both natural and managed. It analyses the present knowledge and the future trends of research for combining the classical view of grasslands, as a resource for secure feeding of an increasing human population, with the more recent perspective of the contribution of grasslands to the mitigation of environmental impacts and biodiversity erosion as consequences of human society activities. The chapters are organized within five sections dealing with the different functions and the main ecosystem services expected from grasslands: (i) domestic herbivore feeding and animal production; (ii) the regulation of biogeochemical cycles and its consequences for the environment; (iii) dynamics of biodiversity hosted by grasslands; (iv) integration of grasslands within sustainable animal production systems; and (v) interactions of grassland areas with other land use systems at the landscape level.
Author : R. W. Snaydon,Alicja I. Breymeyer
Publisher : Elsevier Science & Technology
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Grassland Ecology
ISBN : UCSD:31822005666094
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.
Author : David J. Gibson,Jonathan A. Newman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107195264
A comprehensive assessment of the effects of climate change on global grasslands and the mitigating role that ecologists can play.
Author : Lulu Zhang,Kai Schwärzel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319549576
This book comprehensively describes the major ecosystem services in dryland environments that are provided by typical land use, including forestland, grassland and farmland, using the Loess Plateau, Northwest China as an example. It offers extensive information on land policy, implementation and scientific evidence, and discusses the restoration of the degraded Loess Plateau environment, which that brings new challenges in the sustainable use of natural resources, in particular soil and water. It presents a transdisciplinary and up-to-date understanding of interlinkages and competition between different ecosystem services and illustrates benefit sharing among different users and stakeholders, land- management practitioners and local governments. It is a major contribution to the on-going debate on future land-development strategies and identifies areas where there is a need for more research. This book is a valuable resource for students, scientists and policy makers.
Author : Jeri Freedman
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781435857360
This book on the grasslands explains how much of the regions of the worldand Americaare composed of this teeming biome.
Author : P. S. Yadava,Jamuna Sharan Singh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Grassland ecology
ISBN : CORNELL:31924000167530
Abiotic setting; Biological spectrum; Grassland type and communities; Succession; Aspection and periodicity; Interspecific association; Competitive relations; Canopy architecture; Primary production; Secondary production; Decomposition; Energy flow; Nutrient flow; Grazing influences and carrying capacity; Uses other than grazing; Management.
Author : Stephen Reynolds
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781482280272
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 i