Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 9787218058542
2008; Hardcover;215*290mm;925 pages
Number of Pages: 925 pages (Volume I) 1154 pages (Volume II)
The IGC/IRC is the premier forum for world grassland scientific problem. Under the support of Chinese government, Chinese grassland society bid for the 21st International Grassland Congress and the 8th international Rangeland Congress; it is the first time that IGC and IRC will be coordinately hosted on 29th June-5th July, 2008 in Hohhot, China. The main theme “Multifunction Grassland and Rangeland in a Changing World” will be spilt into three simultaneous subthemes: Grassland/Rangeland Resources and Ecology, Grassland/Rangeland Production Systems, Grassland/Rangeland People and Policies. This joint congress has wide contents ranging from protection and reasonable utilization of grasslands resources; grassland variety breeding, cultivation, transportation and processing; ecology of grasslands; theory and practice of grasslands agricultural ecological system; to policy issues, education, science and technology for grasslands, amenity and conservation turf and turf grass.
Table of Contents
Volume I
Theme A Grasslands/Rangelands Resources and Ecology
Theme A1 Ecology of Grasslands/Rangelands
Theme A2 Soil Quality and Plant Nutrition
Theme A3 Soil-Plant-Animal Interrelationships
Theme A4 Indicators for Sustainable Use and Conservation of Grasslands/Rangelands Resources
Theme A5 Application of Information Technology in Monitoring and Managing Grasslands/Rangelands
Theme A6 Reclamation of Grasslands/Rangelands
Theme A7 Water Resources in Grasslands/Rangelands
Theme A8 Climate Change and Impact on Grasslands/Rangelands
Authors Index-Volume I Authors Index-Volume I
Volume II
Theme B Grasslands/Rangelands Production Systems
Theme B1 Livestock Production Systems
Theme B2 Integration of Crops, Forage and Forest Systems
Theme B3 Amenity and Conservation Turf and Turf-grass
Theme B4 Developing Improved Plants
Theme B5 Domestication of Native Grasslands/Rangelands Plants for Regional Use
Theme B6 Seed Science and Technology
Theme B7 Forage Quality, Conservation and Utilization
Theme B8 Integrated Management of Harmful Organisms of Grasslands/Rangelands
Theme C Grasslands/Rangelands People and Policies
Theme C1 People in Grasslands/Rangelands
Theme C2 Policy Issues for Grasslands/Rangelands
Theme C3 Land Use Change and Grasslands/Rangelands Tenure
Theme C4 Institutional Innovations for the Conservation of Grasslands/Rangelands Biodiversity
Theme C5 Non-Livestock Amenities of Grasslands/Rangelands Resource
Theme C6 Market and Marketing for Grasslands/Rangelands
Theme C7 Innovation Systems in Grasslands/Rangelands through Education and Practice
Theme C8 China Grasslands/Rangeland Forum (no Posters)
Authors Index-Volume II