Guide to Texas grasses /
Shaw, Robert Blaine, 1949-
Guide to Texas grasses / Robert B. Shaw ; photographs by Paul Montgomery and Robert B. Shaw. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource - AgriLife Research and Extension Service series . - AgriLife Research and Extension Service series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why grasses are important -- The grass plant -- Ecoregions of Texas -- Classification of the grasses of Texas -- Grasses accounts -- Glossary -- Literature cited -- Appendix: Collection, preparation, handling, and storage of grass specimens.
In this new, complete Guide to Texas Grasses, Robert B. Shaw and the team at the Texas A & M University Institute of Renewable Natural Resources provide an indispensable reference to the world's most economically important plant family. After discussing the impact of grass on our everyday lives as food, biofuels, land restoration, erosion control, and water become ever more urgent issues worldwide-the book then provides:a description of the structure of the grass plant;details of the classification and distribution of Texas grasses;brief species accounts;distributional maps;color.
9781603446747 (electronic bk.) 1603446745 (electronic bk.)
40D7152F-3C42-47F5-94BB-643A72411509 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Grasses--Texas--Identification.
NATURE--Plants--General.
Grasses.
Texas.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Field guides.
QK495.G74 / S544 2011eb
584/.909764
Guide to Texas grasses / Robert B. Shaw ; photographs by Paul Montgomery and Robert B. Shaw. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource - AgriLife Research and Extension Service series . - AgriLife Research and Extension Service series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why grasses are important -- The grass plant -- Ecoregions of Texas -- Classification of the grasses of Texas -- Grasses accounts -- Glossary -- Literature cited -- Appendix: Collection, preparation, handling, and storage of grass specimens.
In this new, complete Guide to Texas Grasses, Robert B. Shaw and the team at the Texas A & M University Institute of Renewable Natural Resources provide an indispensable reference to the world's most economically important plant family. After discussing the impact of grass on our everyday lives as food, biofuels, land restoration, erosion control, and water become ever more urgent issues worldwide-the book then provides:a description of the structure of the grass plant;details of the classification and distribution of Texas grasses;brief species accounts;distributional maps;color.
9781603446747 (electronic bk.) 1603446745 (electronic bk.)
40D7152F-3C42-47F5-94BB-643A72411509 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Grasses--Texas--Identification.
NATURE--Plants--General.
Grasses.
Texas.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Field guides.
QK495.G74 / S544 2011eb
584/.909764