3 edition of Grasses and legumes for conservation, 1977/8 found in the catalog.
Grasses and legumes for conservation, 1977/8
National Institute of Agricultural Botany, Cambridge, Eng.
Published
1977
by N.I.A.B. in Cambridge
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Cover title.
| Statement | NIAB. |
| Series | Technical leaflet - National Institute of Agricultural Botany, Cambridge ; no. 2 |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | SB193.3.G7 N37 1977 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 6, [2] p. (2 fold.) : |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL4282990M |
| LC Control Number | 78309361 |
A text-book of grasses with especial reference to the economic species of the United States, "List of government publications referring to forage crops and special uses of grasses": p. "List of books and articles relating to taxonomic agrostology": p. Also available in digital form. Grasses and legumes that are hayed or grazed (including heavy browsing by deer) should be “top dressed” with fertilizer or manure after each seasons’ hay harvest or on a three-year rotation. Top dress with to lbs. of fertilizer in a mixed grass legume stand or fertilizer in pure grass or grass dominated stands.
The book includes 23 forage legumes, 61 grasses, and more than nonleguminous forbs found in pastures and grasslands of Eastern United States. In addition to identification of important species, the book describes other key characteristics such as adaptation, favorable and unfavorable soil types, seasonal growth patterns, and s: 1. Conservation Manual Growing and ensiling annual and perennial forage crops can be intercropped with legumes such as velvet bean, dolichos bean or cowpea Napier or elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) is a tall, tufted, robust perennial grass which originated in .
5 Legumes require rhizobium bacteria for nitrogen fixation. Use the appropriate inoculant. 6 Reduce rate by 1//3 if mixing with a grass or other legume. 7 Plant small seeded legumes and grasses /4” deep. Other legumes 1//2” deep. Small grains and large seeded legumes such as lupine should be planted 3/4 -1” deep. As with grasses, legumes are grouped into cool-season and warm-season types based on their optimal growth temperature. Forbs are herbaceous, broadleaf plants. All legumes are forbs, but not all forbs are legumes. Species from several plant families are used for forage, with the mustards, and the cabbage family prominently represented.
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Price New from Used from Paperback, January 1, "Please retry" — — — Paperback Author: US Grasses and legumes for conservation of Agriculture. This is a valuable publication for reference purposes. The plants are divided into the following groups according to their use, or common qualities affecting their use, in soil and water conservation: (1) Rapid developing, short-lived grasses, (2) Rapid developing, long-lived grasses, (3) Late maturing grasses, (4) Drought tolerant, long-lived bunch-grasses, (5) Drought tolerant, long-lived Cited by: 7.
With the introduction of improved crop rotations at the end of the sixteenth century, grasses and legumes began to be also grown to an important extent as forage crops on arable land. In the last decades the importance of 1977/8 book grasses increased markedly, due to the demand of the society for new usages like landscape protection.
Fodders, e.g. Elephant grass, dryland-Sorghum, lucerne, Leucaena, tropical legumes and hay.£/LIST£ The main objectives of the book are to illustrate the value of East African grasses and fodders for: Livestock: East Africa is the gene-centre of the world's most famous cultivated tropical grasses capable of achieving high animal performance.
Book: Grasses and legumes for forage and soil conservation pp pp. ref.p. Abstract: In India india Subject Category: Geographic Entities see more details, a considerable amount of research and development work has been carried out on different aspects of both forage forage Subject Category: Miscellaneous.
Managing Cover Crops Profitably explores how and why cover crops work, and provides all the information needed to build cover crops into any farming operation.
Along with detailed management information on the most commonly used species—including grasses, grains, brassicas and mustards, and legumes—Managing Cover Crops Profitably offers chapters on the role of cover crops in [ ].
In this chapter the reader is introduced to the grass crop in its different manifestations, either as temporary grassland (‘leys’) or as permanent pasture. Approximate figures are given for the land areas covered and there is a brief introduction to the subject of the identification of the important grasses and forage legumes.
GRASS AND LEGUME SELECTION: Informationabout grass and legume types and suitability for mechanical harvest and grazing use is provided in Table 1 and 2.
Additional iformationn regarding the relative tolerance of establihed forags es to environmental hazards (cold/frost, drouht, wetnes) as well asg s ease of establishment, minimum drainag e and. Establishing Native Grasses Conservation Reserve Program Job Sheet CP2 INTRODUCTION Native grasses include both cool-season and warm-season grasses.
Cool-season grasses grow best in the spring and fall when soil and air temperatures are cooler. Warm-season grasses grow best during the. Grasses and legumes for forage and soil conservation. New Delhi: Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Publications and Information Division, © (OCoLC) Document Type: Book: All Authors / Contributors: K A Shankarnarayan; Vinod Shankar.
Grasslands and Forage Abstracts is a fully searchable abstracts database. It provides access to the latest research on grasslands and forage, from natural grasslands to cultivated fodder crops, from physiology to ecology, and from production to utilization. The book includes 23 forage legumes, 61 grasses, and more than nonleguminous forbs found in pastures and grasslands of Eastern United States.
In addition to identification of important species, the book describes other key characteristics such as adaptation, favorable and unfavorable soil types, seasonal growth patterns, and toxicity. Forages provide an important livestock feed resource globally, particularly for millions of smallholder farmers, and have important roles in natural resource management and carbon sequestration, reducing soil erosion and mitigating the effects of climate change.
Forage germplasm remains the basis for the selection and development of new, higher-yielding and better adaptedgenotypes to meet the. The need was met by establishing Soil Conservation Service nurseries, as described by H. t ().l The functions of these centers were threefold: to assemble and study grasses and legumes (and other plants) for specific use in conservation work, to determine the best culture and management for their use, and to expedite their.
The grasses. Classification and distribution. Environment in relation to some aspects of grass physiology. Day length. Light intensity. Temperature. Rainfall. Soils. The structure of the grass plant. Cultivation. Establishment. Management. Association with the legumes. Herbage yields. Conservation.
Nutritive value. Reproduction. The structure of floral parts. are also deeper than that of typical lawn grass, and so they are better at holding soil and capturing rainwater. Benefits of conservation landscaping Americans manage approximately more than 30 million acres of lawn.
We spend $ million per year on grass seed. In managing our yards and gardens, we tend to over-apply products. Selecting the appropriate forage for hay, pasture, and/or conservation use is an important decision facing producers. There is a wide range of grasses and legumes available, and each species has its own particular plant and seed characteristics, making it more or less suitable for a producer's purpose.
Bunch and Sod-Forming Grasses 2 Warm- and Cool-Season Grasses 3 Clover, WhiteNative and Introduced Grasses 3 Legumes 3 Solo and Mixed Seedings Sainfoin4 Plant Varieties 5 Buying Seed 5 Species Suggestions 5 Pure Live and Bulk Seed 6 Appendix A: Species Suggestions for Various SitesDesigning a Seed Mixture 6.
Get this from a library! Grasses and legumes for soil conservation in the Pacific Northwest. [A L Hafenrichter; Lowell A Mullen; Robert L Brown] -- This publication describes the use of grasses and legumes for soil conservation on farms and ranches in the Pacific Northwest.
The information is based on 12 years of observational and testing work.Native grasses and forbs can be dormant seeded at the same time.
Another attractive option would be to dormant seed the forbs, followed by a grass planting the following spring or next dormant seeding period.
In situations with considerable cool-season grass competition, this option would allow the use of a grass-specific herbicide.as from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, wildlife organizations, livestock organizations, the Ken-tucky Forage and Grassland Council, and many indus-try groups.
Morphology of Grasses and Legumes Understanding the general structure, or morphol-ogy, of forage grasses and legumes aids in their iden-tification.
