Grasslands
Developments, Opportunities, Perspectives
Stephen Reynolds and John Frame (eds.): Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
ISBN 978-1-57808-359-6; 2005; 556 pages, pb, 32 color plates; $ 79.95

This book looks at significant current grassland problems and issues, and provides an insight into grassland productivity in diverse areas of the world, with their various production systems. There is a focus on recent technical advances and the prospects for further innovation, through twenty-one chapters by eminent grassland scientists, grouped into seven sections - forage germplasm; forage conservation; grass-based systems and organic production; climate change, biodiversity and biotechnology; geographical information systems; farmer and pastoralist participation; and regional developments. The book is timely in view of the expanding human and livestock populations, especially in arid and semi-arid environments, with the consequent pressure on the world's grasslands.

Researchers, lecturers and students in grassland science and its associated disciplines will find the texts and references a valuable resource in their work. Land use advisers and policy-makers should find stimulus for new ideas in the debate on the future role of grasslands in feeding the Earth's population.

Contents:
Forage Germplasm
. Prospects for Temperate Forage Legumes: John Frame and Scott Laidlaw
. The Future Role of Forage Legumes in the Mediterranean Climatic Areas: Leonardo Sulas
. New Grasses and Legumes: Advances and Perspectives for the Tropical Zones of Latin
America: L. Jank et al.
. Perspectives on Forage Tree Legumes: H.M. Shelton

Forage Conservation
. Silage: A Global Perspective: Roger Wilkins
. Prospects for Haying Systems Around the World: Duane McCartney

Grass-based Systems and Organic Production
. Meat and Milk Production from Grass-based Systems: Ian Wright
. New Zealand's Pastoral Industries: Efficient Use of Pastoral Resources: J. Hodgson et al.
. Organic Grassland: Principles, Practices and Potential: David Younie and Ton Baars

Climate Change, Biodiversity and Biotechnology
. Rising Atmospheric CO 2 and Global Climate Change: Management Implications for Grazinglands: Jack A. Morgan
. Biodiversity in Grasslands: Current Changes and Scenarios for the Future: Martin R. Aguiar
. Biotechnological Approaches to Temperate Forage Improvement: C.J. Pollock et al.

Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
. GIS-based Forage Species Adaptation Mapping: D.B. Hannaway et al.
. The Application of Remote Sensing Technology to Grassland Resource Management in China: Nan Zhi Bao

Farmer and Pastoralist Participation
. New Forages for Smallholder Livestock Systems in Southeast Asia: Recent Developments, Impacts and Opportunities: P. Horne et al.
. Pastoralists, Present and Future: Rangeland Development in West Asia and North Africa: Jon Rae

Regional Developments
. Forage and Ruminant Livestock Integration in Tree Crop Plantations of Southeast Asia: C.C. Wong et al.
. Intensive Forage Production in Smallholder Dairy Farming in Eastern Africa: Apollo Orodho
. Rural Depopulation and Grassland Management in Patagonia: Pablo Borelli and Andrés F. Cibils
. Australian Temperate Grasslands: Changing Philosophies and Future Prospects: D.R. Kemp and D.L. Michalk
. The Future for Savannah and Tropical Grasslands: A Latin American Perspective: Raúl R. Vera


  
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