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Author: P. C. Whiteman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 408
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKClimatic factors affecting pasture growth and yield. Soil factors affecting pasture growth and yield. The tropical pasture species. Management of tropical pastures. Animal production from tropical pastures. Applications to pasture research and developement.
Author: A. V. Bogdan
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 500
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe grasses. Classification and distribution. Environment in relation to some aspects of grass physiology. Day length. Light intensity. Temperature. Rainfall. Soils. The structure of the grass plant. Cultivation. Establishment. Management. Association with the legumes. Herbage yields. Conservation. Nutritive value. Reproduction. The structure of floral parts. Flowering and pollination. Fertilization. Apomixis. Seed. Seed germination. Seed production. The more important species. The legumes. Classification and distribution. The structure of the leguminous plant. Nitrogen fixation by the legumes. In mixture with the grasses. Cultivation. Pests and diseases. Yields, utilization. Chemical composition, nutritive value. Palatability, toxicity. Reproduction. The flowers. Flowring, pollination. Seed production and harvesting. Breeding. The more important species.
Author: W.D. Pitman
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2000-11-28
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 1420038788
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTropical Forage Plants: Development and Use covers the research and resulting pasture development in the tropics and subtropics, which has undergone dramatic changes in the past few decades. Providing a broad, global perspective, it serves as a comprehensive resource covering a wide range of subjects pertaining to forage and animal production in th
Author: L. R. Humphreys
Publisher:
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 135
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKNatural grasslands of the tropics. A philosophy of pasture improvement. New and improved pasture plants. Pasture establishment. Soil fertility and fertiliser needs of tropical pastures. Pasture management and productivity.
Author: Kenneth J. Moore
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2020-05-29
Total Pages: 966
ISBN-13: 1119436613
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForages: The Science of Grassland Agriculture, 7th Edition, Volume II will extensively evaluate the current knowledge and information on forage agriculture. Chapters written by leading researchers and authorities in grassland agriculture are aggregated under section themes, each one representing a major topic within grassland science and agriculture. This 7th edition will include two new additional chapters covering all aspects of forage physiology in three separate chapters, instead of one in previous editions. Chapters will be updated throughout to include new information that has developed since the last edition. This new edition of the classic reference serves as a comprehensive supplement to An Introduction to Grassland Agriculture, Volume I.
Author: Paul H. Sharpe
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2018-11-09
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 0128129204
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHorse Pasture Management begins with coverage of the structure, function and nutritional value of plants, continuing into identification of pasture plants. Management of soil and plants in a pasture is covered next, followed by horse grazing behavior, feed choices of horses, management of grazing horses, and how to calculate how many horses should be grazing relative to land size. Management of hay and silage are included, since year-round grazing is not possible on many horse farms. A number of chapters deal with interactions of a horse farm with the environment and other living things. As an aid in good pasture management, one chapter explains construction and use of fencing and watering systems. Contributions are rounded out with a chapter explaining how the University of Kentucky helps horse farm managers develop their pasture management programs. - The purpose of the book is to help people provide a better life for horses - Provides the basic principles of pasture management for those involved in equine-related fields and study - Covers a variety of strategies for managing the behavior, grouping, environmental, and feeding needs of grazing horses to ensure high levels of welfare and health - Includes information on environmental best practices, plant and soil assessment, and wildlife concerns - Explains pasture-related diseases and toxic plants to be avoided - Includes links to useful resources and existing extension programs
Author: Dennis Minson
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2012-12-02
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 0323147984
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForage in Ruminant Nutrition is the 12th text in a series of books about animal feeing and nutrition. The series is intended to keep readers updated on the developments occurring in these fields. As it is apparent that ruminant animals are important throughout the world because of the meat and milk they produce, knowledge about the feeds available to ruminants must also be considered for increased production and efficiency. This text provides information that readers will find considerably invaluable about forage feeds, such as grass, legumes, hay, and straw. The book is composed of 16 chapters that feature the following concepts of ruminant forage feeding: • composition of ruminant products and the nutrients required for maintenance and reproduction; • energy and nutrient available in forage: calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, copper, iodine, zinc, manganese, selenium, and cobalt; • intake of forage by housed ruminants; • grazing; • forage digestibility; • protein in ruminant nutrition; • protein and other nutrient deficiencies. This volume will be an invaluable reference for students and professionals in agricultural chemistry and grassland and animal husbandry researches.
Author: Peter Huxley
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 1999-03-22
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780632040476
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAgroforestry is the cultivation, by farmers, of trees or other woody plants with crops or pasture. Its scientific study is attracting great interest and increasing funding because of its potential to produce sustainable agricultural systems and agroforestry is now included in most university and college courses covering land use subjects. Tropical Agroforestry is the first book that provides an analytical account of the principles, as well as the practices, of agroforestry within the context of the needs of land occupiers and, in so doing, describes the various specialist aspects that are now emerging as part of this discipline. The main objective throughout the book is to present, in a readable way, the underlying functional basis of woody/non-woody plant mixtures and to give a balanced account of how agroforestry can contribute to sustainable production from land. Understanding the biology of multipurpose trees is a key to this.
Author: K. E. Giller
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 443
ISBN-13: 1845933044
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNitrogen fixation by leguminous plants is especially important when farmers are trying to minimise fertilizer use for cost or environmental reasons. This second edition of the highly successful book, first published in 1991, contains thoroughly updated and revised material on the theory and practice of nitrogen fixation in tropical cropping systems.
Author: Pedro A. Sanchez
Publisher: CIAT
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13:
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