Field and laboratory methods for grassland and animal production research / edited by L. 't Mannetje and R.M. Jones.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mannetje, L. 't.

Jones, R. M. (Richard M.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pastures--Research.

Pastures.

Feed utilization efficiency.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 447 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York, NY, USA : CABI Pub., c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Considers a range of methods used by plant and animal production scientists to study grassland vegetation and animal performance. This volume replaces a previous title, ''Measurement of Grassland Vegetation and Animal Production'', published in 1978, but incorporates many new topics.

Contents:

Contributors; Preface; 1 Grassland Vegetation and its Measurement; 2 Pattern Analysis in Grassland and Animal Production Systems; 3 Modelling Pasture and Animal Production; 4 Measuring Botanical Composition of Grasslands; 5 Measuring Sward Structure; 6 Plant Population Dynamics in Grasslands; 7 Measuring Biomass of Grassland Vegetation; 8 Evaluation of Species and Cultivars; 9 Remote Sensing in Vegetation and Animal Studies; 10 Assessing Rangeland Condition and Trend; 11 Measuring Chemical Composition and Nutritive Value in Forages

12 Measuring Physical, Chemical and Biological Soil Parameters in Grasslands; 13 Measuring and Monitoring Nitrogen and Phosphorus Flows and Losses in Grassland Systems; 14 Designing Animal Production; 15 Measuring Animal Performance; 16 Development-oriented Socioeconomic Methods in Grassland and Animal Production Research; Index

Notes:

Replaces Measurement of grassland vegetation and animal production. 1978.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-81158-7

9786610811588

0-85199-939-5

OCLC:

476051500