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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monograph Title: | Grassland: Quietness and Strength for a New American Agriculture, 2009. |
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| Volume Editors: | Wedin, Walter F. and Fales, Steven L. |
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| Publishing Information: | Madison, Wisconsin: American Society of Agronomy, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 276 |
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| Collation: | xx, 256 pp. |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Past is Prologue (Grass in the Timeline of Agriculture; H. A. Wallace, J. J. Ingalls, O. S. Aamodt, and Other Voices of the 19th and 20th Centuries; and Reflections from Grass: The 1948 Yearbook of Agriculture); The Present: Transitions Over 60 Years (Grassland: Definition, Origins, Extent, and Future; The Western United States Rangelands: A Major Resource; Grazinglands, Forages, and Livestock in Humid Regions; Grass-Based Farming Systems: Soil Conservation and Environmental Quality; and Urban, Suburban, and Rural Amenities of Grass); and The Forward Look: Opportunities and Challenges (Grasses and Legumes: Genetics and Plant Breeding; People, Grassland, and Livestock in Revitalized Rural Communities; Grass and Human Nutrition; Grasses and Legumes for Cellulosic Bioenergy; Grasses and Legumes for Bio-Based Products; and The Road Ahead: Policy, Programs, and Progress). |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Pastures -- United States; Grasses -- United States; Sustainable agriculture -- United States |
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| ISBN: | 0891181717 |
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| ISBN-13: | 9780891181712 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | Chapter refs. |
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| See Also: | See also the 5 chapter records from this work; search as MCODE=GQSAA to isolate these records as a set in Power Search or: see records related to GQSAA |
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| See Also: | CD also distributed with this item includes a copy of Grass, the 1948 USDA Yearbook of Agriculture, R=169369. R=169369 |
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| Note: | Includes foreword by Wendell Berry; pp. ix-xi
Includes index; pp. 249-256
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
2009. Grassland: Quietness and Strength for a New American Agriculture. Wedin, Walter F. and Fales, Steven L. (eds.) xx, 256 pp. Madison, Wisconsin: American Society of Agronomy, Inc. |
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Accession number: 729920282
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