Agronomy of Grassland Systems
Ray L Ison author Craig J Pearson author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:13th Nov '97
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Revised edition, with an increased emphasis on systems, reflects current environmental and ethical concerns.
This new expanded edition, with an increased emphasis on systems, has been revised to reflect the current environmental and ethical issues concerning the use of grasslands. As such it addresses the need for a different approach, providing novel and provocative material to instruct, stimulate and enthuse the reader.The challenges facing grassland agronomists are becoming increasingly complex, with environmental and ethical issues assuming a greater significance alongside more conventional technical aspects. This new expanded edition, with an increased emphasis on systems thinking, has been revised to reflect current concerns, knowledge and practice. As such it addresses the need for a different approach to grassland agronomy, providing novel and provocative material to instruct, stimulate and enthuse the reader.
'This view of grassland management as applied ecology is the singular unique strength of the book.' Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environment
'A successful synthesis of science and systems thinking has been achieved in a very compact form.' Agricultural Systems
'The book can be well recommended to students, teachers and practitioners of agriculture as a general overview of grassland systems as well as looking at those in a new and different light.' Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science
ISBN: 9780521568890
Dimensions: 246mm x 188mm x 18mm
Weight: 520g
236 pages
2nd Revised edition