Agronomy of grassland systems / C.J. Pearson and R.L. Ison.

CONTENTS
1: An Overview
1.1 Biological Components of Grassland Systems
1.2 Grassland Productivity
1.3 Efficiency
1.4 Stability
1.5 Sustainability
Etc.

2: Generation
2.1 Sources of Seed
2.2 Sown Seed
2.3 Dynamics of the Seed Bank
2.4 Germination
2.5 Vegetative Generation
Etc.

3: Vegetative Growth
3.1 Emergence and Establishment
3.2 Forms of Development
3.3 Growth
3.4 Regrowth
3.5 Competition
Etc.

4: Flowering and Seed Production
4.1 Juvenility
4.2 Morphological Changes at Flowering
4.3 Flowering
4.4 Fertilization and Seed Formation
4.5 Implications for Grassland Growth and Management
Etc.

5: Mineral Nutrition
5.1 Fertilization
5.2 Uptake by Plants
5.3 Distribution within the Plant
5.4 Senescence and Element Release From Dead
5.5 Animal Intake and Product Removal
Etc.

6: Herbage Quality and Animal Intake
6.1 The Basis of Chemical Composition
6.2 Injurious Substances
6.3 Sward Structure
6.4 Herbage Availability: Grazing Pressure
6.5 Animal Type and Productivity
Etc.

7: Grassland-Animal Interactions and Management
7.1 Animal Effects on Grassland
7.2 Grazing Management Systems
7.3 Conservation and Supplementation
7.4 'Feed Year' Planning
7.5 Efficiency of Livestock Production
Etc.

8: Grasslands in Farming Systems
8.1 Farming Systems Perspectives and Terminology
8.2 Farming as a Human Activity
8.3 Grassland Research
8.4 Environment
8.5 Evolution
8.6 Economics
8.7 Technology
8.8 Culture
Etc.

Includes: Bibliography: p. [144]-162. and Index P. 163-169