Forages, Volume I, Seventh Edition is the most comprehensive text available for teachers of undergraduate Forages courses. This edition will provide students with a good balance of scientific principles, to aid in integrating the concepts they learn, and practical information on forage identification, plant characteristics, management, and utilization that can be used by forage management practitioners. Grassland ecosystems are extremely complex, including the plant/animal interface as well as the soil/climate/forage interface and the text must support understanding and integration of all of these considerations. The coverage of the science behind the plant characteristics and responses make the book applicable in many parts of the world, while other region-specific management information relates mainly to North America.
This edition has been updated to address emerging areas of study, including the use of forage plants as bioenergy crops. The editors also address the renewed national interest in environmental issues such as water quality, global climate change and eutrophication in the Gulf. This edition also addresses the role of forages for wildlife habitat and food sources, another area of increased interest in recent years. These revisions respond to the generational change taking place among forage scientists and teachers in recent years.
Table of Content
Preface, ix
List of Contributors, xi
In Memoriam, xiii
The Metric System, xv
The Last of the Virgin Sod, xvii
Flesh is Grass, xix
PART I CHARACTERISTICS OF FORAGE SPECIES, 1
1 Forages and Grasslands in a Changing World, 3
C. Jerry Nelson, Kenneth J. Moore, and Michael Collins
2 Structure and Morphology of Grasses, 19
Kenneth J. Moore and C. Jerry Nelson
3 Structure and Morphology of Legumes and Other Forbs, 35
Robert B. Mitchell and C. Jerry Nelson
4 Physiology of Forage Plants, 51
Jennifer W. Mac Adam and C. Jerry Nelson
5 Environmental Aspects of Forage Management, 71
Jeffrey J. Volenec and C. Jerry Nelson
6 Grasses for Northern Areas, 87
Michael Collins and C. Jerry Nelson
7 Grasses for Southern Areas, 103
Daren D .Redfearn and C. Jerry Nelson
8 Legumes for Northern Areas, 117
Craig C. Sheaffer, M. Scott Wells, and C. Jerry Nelson
9 Legumes for Southern Areas, 133
Lynn E. Sollenberger and Michael Collins
10 Forage Crops for Bioenergy and Industrial Products, 151
Kenneth J. Moore and Emily A. Heaton
Compendium of Common Forages, 163
Kenneth J. Moore
PART II FORAGE MANAGEMENT, 219
11 Forage Establishment, 221
Marvin H. Hall and Michael Collins
12 Forage Fertilization and Nutrient Management, 235
David J. Barker and Michael Collins
13 Integrated Pest Management in Forages, 253
R. Mark Sulc, William O. Lamp, and Michael Collins
PART III FORAGE UTILIZATION , 267
14 Forage Quality, 269
Michael Collins and Yoana C. Newman
15 Forage Utilization, 287
Michael Collins, Kenneth J. Moore, and Craig A.Roberts
16 Forage-Related Animal Disorders, 301
Michael Collins, Ali M. Missaoui, and Nicholas S.Hill
17 Preservation of Forage as Hay and Silage, 321
Michael Collins and Kenneth J. Moore
18 Grazing Management Systems, 341
Robert L. Kallenbach and Michael Collins
19 Managing Grassland Ecosystems, 357
Charles P. West and C. Jerry Nelson
Appendix: Common and Botanical Names of Forages, 373
Glossary, 385
Index, 401
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Paul Adler
Montgomery W. Alison
L. Niel Allen
David J. Barker
Vern S. Baron
Giles Bélanger
David P. Belesky
Geoffrey E. Brink
Sylvie M. Brouder
E. Charles Brummer
G. David Buntin
Michael D. Casler
Kimberly A. Cassida
Debbie J. Cherney
Jerome H. Cherney
Wayne K. Coblentz
Robert C. Cochran
Michael Collins
Steven W. Culman
Matthew Digman
Tim Del Curto
Gerald W. Evers
Steven L. Fales
E. Scott Flynn
Jamie F. Foster
John A. Guretzky
Richard J. Grant
Mary Beth Hall
Marvin H. Hall
Dennis W. Hancock
Keith R. Harmoney
Ronald D. Hatfield
John R. Hendrickson
Nicholas S. Hill
John A. Jennings
Jacob M. Jungers
Robert L. Kallenbach
Kenneth Kalscheur
Douglas L. Karlen
Limin Kung, Jr.
William O. Lamp
Greg Lardy
Karen L. Launchbaugh
Andrew W. Lenssen
Mark A. Liebig
Jennifer W. Mac Adam
Bisoondat Macoon
Neal P. Martin
Robert A. Masters
Tim A. Mc Allister
David R. Mertens
Robert B. Mitchell
Corey Moffet
Kenneth J. Moore
Richard E. Muck
James P. Muir
C. Jerry Nelson
Yoana C. Newman
Renata Nave Oakes
John F. Obrycki
David Parsons
Carlos G.S. Pedreira
Valentín D. Picasso Risso
William D. Pitman
Daniel H. Putnam
Daren D. Redfearn
Gabriel Ribeiro
Esteban F. Rios
Craig A. Roberts
C. Alan Rotz
Michael P. Russelle
Matt A. Sanderson
Craig C. Sheaffer
Kevin J. Shinners
Byron B. Sleugh
Alexander J. Smart
Lynn E. Sollenberger
Tim L. Springer
Kim Stanford
Jeffrey J. Steiner
R. Mark Sulc
Eric S. Vanzant
João M.B. Vendramini
Kenneth P. Vogel
Jeffrey J. Volenec
John W. Walker
Yuxi Wang
Zeng-Yu Wang
Marcelo O. Wallau
Richard Waterman
David A. Wedin
William P. Weiss
Jessica A. Williamson
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