Tropical Forage Plants: Development and Use

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W.D. Pitman, Antonio Sotomayor-Rios
CRC Press, 28 nov. 2000 - 408 pages
Tropical Forage Plants: Development and Use covers the research and resulting pasture development in the tropics and subtropics, which has undergone dramatic changes in the past few decades. Providing a broad, global perspective, it serves as a comprehensive resource covering a wide range of subjects pertaining to forage and animal production in th
 

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Table des matières

Introduction to the Tropical Environment
LandRelated Constraints to Forage Production
Land Evaluation for Forage Production
Environmental Constraints to Tropical Forage Plant Adaptation and Productivity
Section I
Albert E Kretschmer Jr and W D Pitman
Introduction to the Tropical
Chapter 5
Intensive Management of Forage Grasses in the Humid Tropics
Pennisetums and Sorghums in an Integrated Feeding System in the Tropics
Chapter 13
Animal Production in GrassLegume Pastures in the Tropics
Conservation of Forages in the Tropics and Subtropics
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Global Review of the Latest Research on Tropical Forages

Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Biotechnology in Tropical Forage Crops
Use of Tropical Forages
Current Developments from Tropical Forage Research in Africa
Land Resources for Forage Production in the Tropics
Contrasts in Current Developments with Tropical Forage Research in Asia and
Index

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Expressions et termes fréquents

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À propos de l'auteur (2000)

Antonio Sotomayor-Ríos, Ph.D., is Dean and Director of the College of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Puerto Rico and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University.

W.D. (Buddy) Pitman, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center at the Rosepine Research Station. Dr. Pitman earned his B.S. degree from East Texas State University, his M.S. degree from Texas Tech University, and his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University.

Informations bibliographiques

TitreTropical Forage Plants: Development and Use
RédacteursW.D. Pitman, Antonio Sotomayor-Rios
ÉditeurCRC Press, 2000
ISBN1000611957, 9781000611953
Longueur408 pages
  
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