1st Edition
by Hansjoerg Kraehmer (Editor)
Combines new findings on
morphological aspects, the latest data on gene function in grasses, and
the interaction of grasses with their habitats
45% of all
arable land is covered by five grass crops: wheat, maize, rice, barley
and sugar cane. This book demonstrates why crops and weeds are growing
in characteristic environments today, and looks at how cropping
practices may change in the future and how these changes will affect
weed spectra. It explains the distribution of grasses and their role for
mankind and summarizes our knowledge on grass genomes. Special emphasis
is placed on the function of genes at defined developmental stages and
in organs of grasses. The development of grasses is then described from
the germination to fruit set with many unpublished examples.
Grasses: Crops, Competitors and Ornamentals
provides readers with a comparative description of selected grass
organs (stem, root, leaf, inflorescence) and devotes several chapters to
habitats of grasses and morphological characteristics that enable
grasses to grow in special environments. In addition, some chapters deal
with grasses as crops and weeds, and emphasis is placed on their
adaptation to modern agriculture.
- Predicts how cropping practices may change in the future and how these changes will affect weed spectra
- Details grasses as crops and weeds, emphasizing their adaptation to modern agriculture
- Summarizes our knowledge on grass genomes
- Connects
classical morphology with the latest tools in molecular biology as well
as ecological aspects determining the wide distribution of grass
species today
Grasses: Crops, Competitors and Ornamentals
will be of great interest to agricultural scientists who want to know
more about crops and weeds, grassland specialists and breeders
interested in special grass traits, and molecular biologists and
ecologists who study the biology and habitat of grasses.
