Desertified grasslands : their biology and management : papers presented at an international symposium organized by the Linnean Society of London and Wye Colleg, University of London, held at the Linnean Society's rooms, London, 27, 28 February and 1 March 1991

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Desertified grasslands : their biology and management : papers presented at an international symposium organized by the Linnean Society of London and Wye Colleg, University of London, held at the Linnean Society's rooms, London, 27, 28 February and 1 March 1991

editor, G. P. Chapman

(Linnean Society symposium series, no. 13)

Published for the Linnean Society of London [by] Academic Press, c1992

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Description

A treatment of desertified grasslands that deals with botanical assets and ecological liabilities, evolving management strategies and physiological and genetic studies.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Botanical assets and ecological liabilities: distribution and utilization of grasses of arid and semi-arid regions, S.A. Renovoize et al
  • characterization and assessment of desertification processes, A. Granger. Part 2 Evolving management strategies: observations on the ebb and flow of grass species in the area of the Ekrafane Ranch, B.P.P. De Fabriques
  • spinifex ("triodia plectrachne, sympleotrodia and monodia" - poaceae) in Australia, S.W.L. Jacobs
  • will it burn? - should it burn? management of the spinifex grasslands of inland Australia, G.F Griffin
  • elements of grazing strategies for perennial grass management in rangelands, K.C. Hodgkinson
  • differences in the response of species on the degradation gradient in semi-arid grasslands of southern Africa and the role of ectopic variation, O.J.H. Bosch and J.D. Theunissen
  • the ecological amplitude and performance of the desert grass "panicum turgidum", M.D. Kernick
  • establishment of "vetiveria zizanioides" in low rainfall areas, R.G. Grimshaw
  • the ecological role of "pucinella chinampoensis" on saline soil in arid inland regions of China, R. Jizhou et al
  • ecophysiology of Negev upland annual grasses, Y. Gutterman. Part 3 Physiological and genetic studies: grass response to salinity, J. Gorham
  • C4 photosynthetic pathway variation in grasses poaceae - its significance for arid and semi-arid lands, P.W. Hatersley
  • resurrection grasses (poaceae) in Australia, M. Lazarides
  • the kew seed band and the collection, storage and utilization of arid and semi-arid zone grasses, H.D.Y. Prendergast et al
  • utilization of germ plasm from wild species, W.W. Hanna
  • pearl millet ("pennisetum glaucum") - a serial of the Sahel, J.H.J. De Wat et al
  • genetic relationships between some millets (panicum), M.H. Suhleiman et al
  • quantative genetics of t'ef (eragrostis tef), W.E. Pest. Part 4 Summary of the concluding discussion - selected demonstrations and shorter contribution: I.B.P.G.R. grass germ plasm plant collecting in arid and semi-arid regions, L. Guarino
  • "in vitro" development for "tef" "eragrostis tef" spikelets, H. Tefara
  • reproductive and isozyme variation in an unstable "pennisetum" hybrid progeny, N. Buari and G.P. Chapman
  • role of phytohormones in adaptation of sorghum to salinity, G.N. Amzallag et al
  • a note on "cenchrus ciliaris" (buffel grass) in Australia, G.P. Chapman
  • appendix, S.M. Renvoize et al.

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  • NCID
    BA18400250
  • ISBN
    • 0121685705
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London ; San Diego
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 360 p.
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