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This book is based on more than 1000 references to English and French articles produced in the region over many decades. A comprehensive review of the achievements in farming and research in both wet- and dryland is given, related to the grassland of: Eastern Africa, extending from Malawi to Eritrea, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Somalia, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan and Eastern Zaire; sown grasses, within the time-proven system of mixed-farming based on crop-grass rotations;

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Author:   G. Boonman
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1993 ed.
Volume:   29
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   2.040kg
ISBN:  

9780792318675

ISBN 10:   0792318676
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   28 February 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I: General.- 1. Introduction.- 2. History of Grassland Development (1900–1970).- 3. The Grassland Environment.- 4. Husbandary of Natural Grassland.- 5. From Shifting Cultivation to Crop-Grass Rotations.- 6. Species of Cultivated Grasses.- 7. The Establishment and Husbandry of Sown Grasses.- 8. Grass Seed Production in Kenya.- 9. Grass Breeding at Kitale.- 10. legumes in Sown and Grazed Pastures.- II: Fodders.- 11. Elephantgrass as Fodder Crop.- 12. Elephantgrass Husbandry.- 13. Elephantgrass Utilization.- 14. Alternative Fodder Grasses.- 15. Grass Sorghum.- 16. FODDER OATS.- 17. LUCERNE.- 18. Other (Non-Graminaceous) Fodder Crops.- 19. Hay and Silage.- Glossary (main species).- Abbreviations and units.- References.

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