Grasslands : developments, opportunities, perspectives

摘要: This book looks at significant current grassland problems and issues, provides an insight into productivity in diverse areas of the world, with their various production systems. There is a focus on recent technical advances prospects for further innovation, through twenty-one chapters by eminent scientists, grouped seven sections - forage germplasm; conservation; grass-based systems organic production; climate change, biodiversity biotechnology; geographical information systems; farmer pastoralist participation; regional developments. The timely view expanding human livestock populations, especially arid semi-arid environments, consequent pressure world's grasslands. Researchers, lecturers students science its associated disciplines will find texts references valuable resource work. Land use advisers policy-makers should stimulus new ideas debate future role grasslands feeding Earth's population. (Co-published Science Publishers, U.S.A.)