02774nam 2200625 a 450 991077918210332120230802004947.01-280-77234-497866136831131-60344-674-5(CKB)2550000000100753(EBL)1100909(OCoLC)794003392(SSID)ssj0000606357(PQKBManifestationID)11390731(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000606357(PQKBWorkID)10582206(PQKB)10652801(MiAaPQ)EBC1100909(MdBmJHUP)muse14807(Au-PeEL)EBL1100909(CaPaEBR)ebr10561950(CaONFJC)MIL368311(EXLCZ)99255000000010075320110203d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGuide to Texas grasses[electronic resource] /Robert B. Shaw ; photographs by Paul Montgomery and Robert B. Shaw1st ed.College Station, Tex. Texas A&M University Press20121 online resource (1098 p.)AgriLife Research and Extension Service series"Institute of Renewable Natural Resources."1-60344-186-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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. 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 AgriLife Research and Extension Service series.GrassesTexasIdentificationGrasses584/.909764Shaw Robert Blaine1949-1574749Montgomery Paul1574750Shaw Robert B550514Texas A & M University.Institute of Renewable Natural Resources.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779182103321Guide to Texas grasses3851170UNINA