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OverviewProviding an overview of grassland nitrogen, this text incorporates information from crop science, soils and fertilizers, ruminant consumption and environmental aspects. The information is reviewed on the various transformations of nitrogen in temperate grassland systems. These include those taking place in plants and animals as well as those that take place in soils. The effects of soil, weather and management practices are discussed and considerable emphasis is placed on soil-plant-animal interactions. A second aim of the book is to describe the factors that influence the response of grassland to the application of fertilizer nitrogen, and how the optimum rate of application may be determined. In addition, nitrogen balances are described for different grassland systems, showing how the annual inputs and outputs vary greatly depending on sward type and management. The book should be interest to a wide readership, especially those engaged in research, teaching and advisory work, and students taking courses in agricultural and environmental sciences. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Whitehead (Department of Soil Science, University of Reading, UK)Publisher: CABI Publishing Imprint: CABI Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.816kg ISBN: 9780851989150ISBN 10: 0851989152 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 01 September 1995 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1: Grasses: uptake of nitrogen and effects on morphology and physiology 2: Legumes: biological nitrogen fixation and interaction with grasses 3: Consumption, digestion and excretion of nitrogen by ruminant livestock 4: Amounts, sources and fractionation of organic nitrogen in soils 5: Mineralization, immobilization and availability of nitrogen in soils 6: Leaching of nitrogen from soils 7: Volatilization of ammonia 8: Volatilization of gaseous nitrogen and nitrogen oxides through denitrification and nitrification 9: Use of fertilizer nitrogen and slurry nitrogen on grasslands: recovery and response 10: Response to fertilizer nitrogen: influence of sward type, pattern of fertilizer application and method of harvesting 11: Response to fertilizer nitrogen: influence of weather, seasonal factors and soil type 12: Response to fertilizer nitrogen: influence of type of fertilizer and supplies of other nutrients 13: Influence of fertilizer nitrogen on the composition and nutritional quality of grassland herbage 14: Nitrogen balances in contrasting grassland systemsReviews.,. a must for ecologists and plant and animal agriculturalists, managers, and advisors working in intensively managed sown pastures, particularly in many parts of Europe. It is a fine example of a blending of basic and applied research placed in a format understandable even to producers--one that I would consider handing to many western U.S. ranchers who are highly skeptical about why one would ever want to measure something like ammonia volatilization. --Ecology<br> .. . a must for ecologists and plant and animal agriculturalists, managers, and advisors working in intensively managed sown pastures, particularly in many parts of Europe. It is a fine example of a blending of basic and applied research placed in a format understandable even to producers--one that I would consider handing to many western U.S. ranchers who are highly skeptical about why one would ever want to measure something like ammonia volatilization. --Ecology . .. a must for ecologists and plant and animal agriculturalists, managers, and advisors working in intensively managed sown pastures, particularly in many parts of Europe. It is a fine example of a blending of basic and applied research placed in a format understandable even to producers--one that I would consider handing to many western U.S. ranchers who are highly skeptical about why one would ever want to measure something like ammonia volatilization. --Ecology .,. a must for ecologists and plant and animal agriculturalists, managers, and advisors working in intensively managed sown pastures, particularly in many parts of Europe. It is a fine example of a blending of basic and applied research placed in a format understandable even to producers--one that I would consider handing to many western U.S. ranchers who are highly skeptical about why one would ever want to measure something like ammonia volatilization. --Ecology ., . a must for ecologists and plant and animal agriculturalists, managers, and advisors working in intensively managed sown pastures, particularly in many parts of Europe. It is a fine example of a blending of basic and applied research placed in a format understandable even to producers--one that I would consider handing to many western U.S. ranchers who are highly skeptical about why one would ever want to measure something like ammonia volatilization. --Ecology , .. a must for ecologists and plant and animal agriculturalists, managers, and advisors working in intensively managed sown pastures, particularly in many parts of Europe. It is a fine example of a blending of basic and applied research placed in a format understandable even to producers--one that I would consider handing to many western U.S. ranchers who are highly skeptical about why one would ever want to measure something like ammonia volatilization. --Ecology .,. a must for ecologists and plant and animal agriculturalists, managers, and advisors working in intensively managed sown pastures, particularly in many parts of Europe. It is a fine example of a blending of basic and applied research placed in a format understandable even to producers--one that I would consider handing to many western U.S. ranchers who are highly skeptical about why one would ever want to measure something like ammonia volatilization. --Ecology ... a must for ecologists and plant and animal agriculturalists, managers, and advisors working in intensively managed sown pastures, particularly in many parts of Europe. It is a fine example of a blending of basic and applied research placed in a format understandable even to producers--one that I would consider handing to many western U.S. ranchers who are highly skeptical about why one would ever want to measure something like ammonia volatilization. --Ecology Author InformationCABI Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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