AcknowledgementsPart I IntroductionH. KraehmerChapter 1 IntroductionH. KraehmerPart II Grass genomicsT. GainesChapter 2 Grass sequencing projectsT. GainesChapter 3 Grass gene sequences and traitsH.Kraehmer/T. GainesPart III Morphological and physiological characteristics of grassesH.KraehmerChapter 4 Flower and inflorescenceH. KraehmerChapter 5 Fertilisation and fruit developmentH. Kraehmer/P. BaurChapter 6 SeedlingH. KraehmerChapter 7 LeafH. Kraehmer/ P. BaurChapter 8 ShootH. KraehmerChapter 9 RootH. KraehmerChapter 10 Growth forms of grassesH. KraehmerChapter 11 Grass surfaceH. Kraehmer/P. BaurPart IV Grasses as cropsH. KraehmerChapter 12 Arable cropsH. KraehmerChapter 13 BamboosH. KraehmerChapter 14 Dominance of grasses as cropsH. KraehmerPart V Grasses as weedsH. Kraehmer/ C. BellChapter 15 Dominance of grasses as weedsH. Kraehmer / C. BellPart VI Grasses as ornamentalsH. KraehmerChapter 16 What makes grasses attractive ornamentals and where?H. KraehmerPart VII Natural habitats of grassesC. BellChapter 17 Native grasslandsC. BellPart VIII Final conclusionsChapter 18 Why have grasses become so successful?H. Kraehmer
About the EditorHANSJOERG KRAEHMER, works at Weed Control Research of Bayer AG. He has held positions in Research, Development, and Marketing in different agrochemical companies, including Schering AG, AgrEvo, Aventis, and Bayer AG. Dr. Kraehmer is the author of Weed Anatomy and Atlas of Weed Mapping.