TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mannetje, L. 't
AU  - Gietema, B.
TI  - Tropical grasslands: lecture notes 
U1  - 577.48 20
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Netherlands
PB  - STOAS
KW  - Grassland ecology
KW  - Tropics
N1  - CONTENTS

1. Grassland and forage science for tropical regions
Introduction
The importance of grasslands and forages
Tropical climates
Origin of grasslands
Grass systematics and morphology
Legumes and nitrogen fixation
physiology of growth
adaptation to stress
e.tc

2. Rangeland ecology and management
introduction
rangeland ecology
rangeland condition and degradation
monitoring rangeland condition
measuring botanical composition
the comparative yield estimate method
e.tc

3. Tropical grassland improvement
introduction
agricultural livestock production systems
sources of forage
forage production improvement
e.tc; Includes references
ER  -