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Shaw Robert Blaine <1949-> |
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Titolo |
Guide to Texas grasses [[electronic resource] /] / Robert B. Shaw ; photographs by Paul Montgomery and Robert B. Shaw |
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College Station, Tex., : Texas A&M University Press, 2012 |
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1-280-77234-4 |
9786613683113 |
1-60344-674-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1098 p.) |
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Collana |
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AgriLife Research and Extension Service series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MontgomeryPaul |
ShawRobert B |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Institute of Renewable Natural Resources." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Why grasses are important -- The grass plant -- Ecoregions of Texas -- Classification of the grasses of Texas -- Grasses accounts -- Glossary -- Literature cited -- Appendix: Collection, preparation, handling, and storage of grass specimens. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this new, complete Guide to Texas Grasses, Robert B. Shaw and the team at the Texas A&M University Institute of Renewable Natural Resources provide an indispensable reference to the world's most economically important plant family. After discussing the impact of grass on our everyday lives as food, biofuels, land restoration, erosion control, and water become ever more urgent issues worldwide-the book then provides:a description of the structure of the grass plant;details of the classification and distribution of Texas grasses;brief species accounts;distributional maps;color |
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