Forages

Table of Contents

Preface , ix

List of Contributors , xi

In Memoriam , xiii

The Metric System , xv

The Last of the Virgin Sod , xvii

Flesh is Grass , xix

PART I CHARACTERISTICS OF FORAGE SPECIES , 1

1 Forages and Grasslands in a Changing World , 3 C . Jerry Nelson , Kenneth J . Moore , and Michael Collins

2 Structure and Morphology of Grasses , 19 Kenneth J . Moore and C . Jerry Nelson

3 Structure and Morphology of Legumes and Other Forbs , 35 Robert B . Mitchell and C . Jerry Nelson

4 Physiology of Forage Plants , 51 Jennifer W . MacAdam and C . Jerry Nelson

5 Environmental Aspects of Forage Management , 71 Jeffrey J . Volenec and C . Jerry Nelson

6 Grasses for Northern Areas , 87 Michael Collins and C . Jerry Nelson

7 Grasses for Southern Areas , 103 Daren D . Redfearn and C . Jerry Nelson