Agronomy of Grassland Systems

Revised edition, with an increased emphasis on systems, reflects current environmental and ethical concerns.

Craig J. Pearson (Author), Ray L. Ison (Author)

9780521568890, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 13 November 1997

236 pages, 95 b/w illus. 52 tables
24.6 x 18.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.52 kg

'The book can be well recommended to students, teachers and practitioners of agriculture as a general overview of grassland systems as well as looking at those in a new and different light.' Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

The challenges facing grassland agronomists are becoming increasingly complex, with environmental and ethical issues assuming a greater significance alongside more conventional technical aspects. This new expanded edition, with an increased emphasis on systems thinking, has been revised to reflect current concerns, knowledge and practice. As such it addresses the need for a different approach to grassland agronomy, providing novel and provocative material to instruct, stimulate and enthuse the reader.

Preface
1. Overview: perspectives on grassland systems
2. The emergence of grassland systems
3. Generation
4. Vegetative growth
5. Flowering and seed production
6. Mineral nutrition
7. Herbage quality and animal intake
8. Grassland - animal interactions and management
9. Grassland systems design
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Agricultural science [TVB], Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Ethics & moral philosophy [HPQ]