| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
AgriLife Research and Extension Service series
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AgriLife Research and Extension Service series.
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| Note |
"Institute of Renewable Natural Resources." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grasses -- Texas -- Identification.
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Grasses. |
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Texas. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Field guides.
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Electronic books -- Guidebooks.
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Guidebooks.
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Electronic books -- Guidebooks.
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Guidebooks.
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| Added Author |
Texas A & M University. Institute of Renewable Natural Resources.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Shaw, Robert Blaine, 1949- Guide to Texas grasses. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2011 9781603441865 (DLC) 2011005238 (OCoLC)701243197 |
| ISBN |
9781603446747 (electronic book) |
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1603446745 (electronic book) |
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9781603441865 |
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1603441867 |
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