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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784117903321

Titolo

Field and laboratory methods for grassland and animal production research / / editors, L. 't Mannetje, R.M. Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2000

©2000

ISBN

1-280-81158-7

9786610811588

0-85199-939-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 447 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

MannetjeL. 't

JonesR. M (Richard M.)

Disciplina

630.72

633.202

Soggetti

Pastures - Research

Feed utilization efficiency

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Replaces Measurement of grassland vegetation and animal production. 1978.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contributors; Preface; 1 Grassland Vegetation and its Measurement; 2 Pattern Analysis in Grassland and Animal Production Systems; 3 Modelling Pasture and Animal Production; 4 Measuring Botanical Composition of Grasslands; 5 Measuring Sward Structure; 6 Plant Population Dynamics in Grasslands; 7 Measuring Biomass of Grassland Vegetation; 8 Evaluation of Species and Cultivars; 9 Remote Sensing in Vegetation and Animal Studies; 10 Assessing Rangeland Condition and Trend; 11 Measuring Chemical Composition and Nutritive Value in Forages

12 Measuring Physical, Chemical and Biological Soil Parameters in Grasslands; 13 Measuring and Monitoring Nitrogen and Phosphorus Flows and Losses in Grassland Systems; 14 Designing Animal Production; 15 Measuring Animal Performance; 16 Development-oriented Socioeconomic Methods in Grassland and Animal Production Research; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Considers a range of methods used by plant and animal production



scientists to study grassland vegetation and animal performance. This volume replaces a previous title, ''Measurement of Grassland Vegetation and Animal Production'', published in 1978, but incorporates many new topics.