Improved Grassland Management - New Edition
Improved Grassland Management - New Edition
Authors: John Frame, Scott LaidlawThis new, fully updated and revised edition of Improved Grassland Management covers all aspects of grassland management and is of particular relevance to the UK and the Republic of Ireland, although the principles discussed apply to all temperate grassland zones.
Almost twenty years ago, when the original edition of this book was written by John Frame, issues such as efficiency in the use of nutrients in manures, grassland biodiversity and greenhouse gas emissions from ruminant production were either nascent, or of no relevance to mainstream grassland farming. The intervening two decades have seen the introduction of water and, latterly, air quality directives by the EU, cross compliance, the single farm payment, and an ever-increasing need for grassland farmers to be conscious of the economics of their business. The present edition, which has been thoroughly revised by Scott Laidlaw, covers the full scope of modern grassland management.
61 colour photographs
Topics covered include:
- Breeding and evaluation of new varieties of grass to meet current needs
- New technology in establishing swards
- Fertilizing and manuring practices and the underpinning science
- Legislative constraints, background science and practice in determining forage quality and the utilization of forage either for grazing or silage
- Feed budgeting, grassland biodiversity, grassland and climate change, and transferring knowledge and technology
- Wide-ranging list of sources and references, which provides the reader with further detailed information
- New technology in establishing swards
Publication date: August 2011
Binding: Paperback
Dimensions: 234x156mm
Weight: Unknown
Extent: 352pp
ISBN: 9781847972613
Improved Grassland Management - New Edition
ForewordPreface and Acknowledgements
- Types of Grassland in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
- Characteristics of Grasses and Legumes
- Herbage Variety Evaluation
- Seed Mixtures
- Herbage Plant Breeding
- Seed Production and Certification
- Sward Establishment and Renovation
- Controlling Weeds
- Effect of Soils Factors on Grass
- Weather, Water Control and Grass Growth
- Soil Fertility and Grass Production: Nitrogen
- Soil Fertility and Grass Production: Lime and Mineral Nutrients
- Using Organic Manures
- Feeding Value of Grass
- Sward Growth and Development
- Components of Grazing
- Methods and Systems of Grazing
- Seasonal Objectives and Management
- Silage Making
- Hay Making
- Grassland Recording and Feed Budgeting
- Management of Forage Legumes
- Grassland and Biodiversity
- Grassland and Climate Change
- Knowledge and Technology Transfer
- Characteristics of Grasses and Legumes
Appendix I - Common and Latin Names of Selected Plants, Pests and Diseases
- Grasses
- Forage Legumes
- Herbs
- Hill Plants
- Weeds
- Pests
- Diseases
- Forage Legumes
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