Brush And Weeds Of Texas Rangelands

Download or read book Brush and Weeds of Texas Rangelands written by Charles R. Hart and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than one hundred million acres of Texas land are either native rangeland or permanent pasture, but most of this land is infested with unwanted weed and brush species that compete with desirable forage plants. With this book at their fingertips, landowners and rangeland managers now can easily identify the brush and weeds posing greatest concern in their area. This easy-to-use field guide includes plant descriptions, identifying characteristics, geographic distribution, and habitat descriptions, along with range maps and multiple color photos for each species.

Download or read book Guide to Texas Grasses written by Robert B. Shaw and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 1098 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 photographs;plus black-and-white drawings of 670 grass species—native, introduced, and ornamental. Scientific keys help identify the grasses to group, genera, and species, and an alphabetized checklist includes information on: origin (native or introduced); longevity (annual or perennial);growth season (cool or warm season); endangered status;and occurrence (by ecological zone). A glossary, literature citations, and a quick index to genera round out the book. Guide to Texas Grasses is a comprehensive treatment of Texas grasses meant to assist students, botanists, ecologists, agronomists, range scientists, naturalists, researchers, extension agents, and others who work with or are interested in these important plants.

Download or read book Range Plants of North Central Texas written by Ricky J. Linex and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Common Texas Grasses written by Frank W. Gould and published by Texas A & M University Press. This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies one hundred and fifty species of grasses commonly found in Texas, with drawings and botanical descriptions of each grass

Download or read book Brush Management written by Wayne T. Hamilton and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the futile attempts at eradication to the successes of integrated brush management, practitioners examine mechanical, biological, chemical, and fire-related methods from three perspectives--the past, the present or "state-of-the-art," and the future.

Download or read book Rangeland Ecology And Management written by Harold Heady and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The science of range management, like many other resource disciplines, has embraced and integrated environmental concerns in the field, the laboratory, and policy. Rangeland Ecology and Management now brings this integrated approach to the classroom in a thoroughly researched, comprehensive, and readable text. The authors discuss the basics of ran

Download or read book Field Guide to Common Texas Grasses written by Stephan L. Hatch and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering 172 species of the most significant common grasses growing in Texas, this complete update of the now-classic Common Texas Grasses: An Illustrated Guide contains range maps and color images of the inflorescences and spikelets of each species along with the detailed, black-and-white illustrations found in the original volume. Identifying descriptive text, keys to genera and species, a checklist, and a glossary round out this standard field reference for botanists, students, and naturalists.