TY - BOOK AU - Shaw,Robert Blaine ED - Texas A & M University. TI - Guide to Texas grasses T2 - AgriLife Research and Extension Service series SN - 9781603446747 AV - QK495.G74 S544 2011eb U1 - 584/.909764 22 PY - 2011/// CY - College Station PB - Texas A & M University Press KW - Grasses KW - Texas KW - Identification KW - NATURE KW - Plants KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Field guides N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=419931 ER -