The Biology and Utilization of Grasses

Content: 
PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY: A Series of Monographs, Texts, and Treatises, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors, Pages xiii-xv
Foreword, Pages xvii-xviii, H.M. DUGGER
Preface, Pages xix-xx, V.B. YOUNGNER, C.M. McKELL
Chapter 1 - The Evolution of the Grass Family, Pages 1-17, G. LEDYARD STEBBINS
Chapter 2 - Polyploidy as a Factor in the Evolution and Distribution of Grasses, Pages 18-35, B. LENNART JOHNSON
Chapter 3 - Breeding of Grasses, Pages 36-52, A.A. HANSON
Chapter 4 - Developing Superior Turf Varieties, Pages 53-65, J.A. LONG
Chapter 5 - Selection and Breeding of Grasses for Forage and Other Uses, Pages 66-73, R. MERTON LOVE
Chapter 6 - Seedling Vigor and Seedling Establishment, Pages 74-89, C.M. McKELL
Chapter 7 - Breeding for Seedling Vigor, Pages 90-100, WILLIAM R. KNEEBONE
Chapter 8 - Environmental Modification for Seedling Establishment, Pages 101-114, CARLTON H. HERBEL
Chapter 9 - The Growth of Leaves and Tillers in Oryzopsis miliacea, Pages 115-134, D. KOLLER, J. KIGEL
Chapter 10 - Chemical Regulation of Growth in Leaves and Tillers, Pages 135-145, J.R. GOODIN
Chapter 11 - External Factors Affecting Tiller Development, Pages 146-154, HORTON M. LAUDE
Chapter 12 - The Microclimate of Grass Communities, Pages 155-170, O.T. DENMEAD
Chapter 13 - The Turfgrass Community as an Environment for the Development of Facultative Fungal Parasites, Pages 171-202, R.M. ENDO
Chapter 14 - Effects on Turfgrass of Cultural Practices in Relation to Microclimate, Pages 203-211, JAMES R. WATSON
Chapter 15 - Population Interactions, Diversity, and Community Structure, Pages 212-229, S.K. JAIN
Chapter 16 - Competition within the Grass Community, Pages 230-246, RAYMOND A. EVANS, JAMES A. YOUNG
Chapter 17 - Soil Aeration and Gas Exchange in Relation to Grasses, Pages 247-258, LEWIS H. STOLZY
Chapter 18 - Soil Moisture Control for Maximum Grass Response, Pages 259-270, DANIEL HILLEL
Chapter 19 - Problems in Nutrient Availability and Toxicity, Pages 271-277, O.R. LUNT
Chapter 20 - Nutrient Uptake and Assimilation for Quality Turf versus Maximum Vegetative Growth, Pages 278-291, ROY L. GOSS
Chapter 21 - Physiology of Defoliation and Regrowth, Pages 292-303, V.B. YOUNGNER
Chapter 22 - Defoliation in Relation to Vegetative Growth, Pages 304-317, D.N. HYDER
Chapter 23 - Carbohydrate Reserves of Grasses, Pages 318-333, DALE SMITH
Chapter 24 - Grass Reproduction, Pages 334-347, ARTHUR R. BERG
Chapter 25 - Inflorescence Induction and Initiation, Pages 348-364, ROY M. SACHS
Chapter 26 - Differentiation in the Grass Inflorescence, Pages 365-399, JUNE LATTING
Chapter 27 - Seed Production and Cultural Treatments, Pages 400-403, I.J. JOHNSON
Chapter 28 - Future Needs in Grass Research: FUTURE NEEDS IN RANGE RESEARCH, Pages 404-405, WESLEY KELLER
RESEARCH NEEDS IN THE FORAGE GRASSES, Pages 405-406, A.A. HANSON
FUTURE NEEDS IN TURFGRASS RESEARCH, Page 407, J.R. WATSON
Author Index, Pages 409-421
Subject Index, Pages 422-426