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Abstract:
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1. Grassland improvement and environmental protection -- 2. The plant genetic base for grassland improvement -- 3. The nitrogen economy of grasslands -- 4. Growth and defoliation -- 5. Grassland ecology -- 6. Grazing management -- 7. Innovation, optimization and the realization of change -- Appendix. The International Grassland Congresses.
Grasslands around the world are the origin of most of the world's milk and wool and much of the meat. The growing world population and the threat of global warming have put increased pressure on the world's grasslands. Ross Humphreys has played a leading role in the development of grassland science and in this authoritative review discusses how it has evolved over the past 60 years. Using the proceedings of the International Grassland Congress since 1937, Professor Humphreys identifies the shifting emphas
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