Handbook on the Morphology of Common Grasses: Identification and Characterization of Caryopses and Seedlings

ISBN-13: 9781771882491 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 324 str.

Dhara Gandhi;Susay Albert;Neeta Pandya

Opis

The grass family is one of the largest and most diverse families in the plant kingdom and is of great economic value. This handbook is a pictorial resource guide to the identification of different common grasses in their early growth stage. In this book, 100 of the most common grasses (palatable and unpalatable) growing in the grasslands have been characterized on the basis of the vegetative characters of the seedling. A key to the identification of the grasses at their seedling stages is provided to help easily identify the grasses at their early stage of development.

Recenzje

"The diagnostic features of the seedlings represented in the book will be very useful, leading to correct identification of grass species for scientific studies on grasses. The book is valuable for researchers in the field of agriculture, especially for genetic improvement of cereals, millets and forage crops; ornamental horticulture and forestry; medical science; the study of ecology, and successions and climate change. The book provides the best platform for identifying the grasses at the seedling stage, which makes this book unique as there is a limited number of publications on grasses currently available. This book on grasses will definitely rank high in the catalogue of publications on grasses. The book will also be very useful for the scientists working for development of agrochemical to control weeds."
—Dr. Haresh L. Dhaduk, Associate Professor, Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat, India

Spis treści

Preface. Introduction. General Introduction. Section 1. Caryopses. Section 2. Seedlings. Appendix: Synonyms.