SOUTHERN FORAGES, Fourth Edition, is even more
valuable than the widely-acclaimed earlier editions.
It remains a modern, practical book that is written
so that anyone can understand it. It emphasizes
practical aspects of forage establishment, production,
and utilization, and is well suited as a textbook
for forage courses in colleges and universities.
Though the book is most applicable to the South,
many of the forage species discussed can be grown
in other parts of the nation. Also, most of the
concepts can be applied to forage crops virtually
anywhere.
SOUTHERN FORAGES can be of value to: livestock
producers; wildlife managers; agricultural Extension
agents; Natural Resources Conservation Service
personnel; vocational agriculture teachers; seed,
fertilizer, chemical, and equipment dealers; consultants;
students; and others interested in forage crops.
Continued Special Features
More
than 150 Color Photos
Close-up Color Photos
of over 60 Forage Crops and Many Poisonous Plants
Descriptions of Adaptation, Management, and Utilization
for Each Grass and Legume
Practical Management
Guidelines for High Quality Grazing or Stored
Feed
Forage Adaptation Zones within the South
Forage
Systems for Each Climatic Zone
Seasonal Growth
Curves for Key Forage Crop Planting Information
(Rates, Depths, etc.)
Nutrient Content of Fertilizer
Materials
Latest Edition Features
New Chapters
on Forage Ecology and
Minimizing Stored Feed Requirements
Greatly Expanded
Appendices Containing
Many Useful Forage/Livestock
Facts
Color Drawings of Forage Seeds
More Illustrations
Updating and Expansion of Many
Chapters, including: Grazing Management; Forage
Physiology; Fescue Toxicity; Forages for Goats,
Deer, Sheep, Llamas, and Ratites; and Forages and
the Environment.
| Table of Contents |
| Chapter |
Title |
| 1 |
History of Southern Forage Crops |
| 2 |
Developing a Forage Program |
| 3 |
Climate and Soils Areas |
| 4 |
Overview of Southern Forages |
| 5 |
Warm Season Grasses |
| 6 |
Cool Season Grasses |
| 7 |
Warm Season Legumes |
| 8 |
Cool Season Legumes |
| 9 |
Soil Testing and Fertility |
| 10 |
Seed |
| 11 |
Forage Crop Establishment |
| 12 |
Sodseeding/No- Tillage Planting |
| 13 |
Legume Inoculation |
| 14 |
Forage Physiology |
| 15 |
Forage Ecology |
| 16 |
Forage Quality |
| 17 |
Nutrient Requirements of Livestock |
| 18 |
Hay Production |
| 19 |
Hay Storage and Feeding |
| 20 |
Silage Production and Feeding |
| 21 |
Minimizing Stored Feed
Requirements |
| 22 |
Common Forage-Livestock
Disorders |
| 23 |
Poisonous Plants |
| 24 |
Fescue Toxicity |
| 25 |
Grazing Management |
| 26 |
Forages for Beef Cows and
Calves |
| 27 |
Forages for Beef Stockering |
| 28 |
Forages for Dairy Cattle |
| 29 |
Forages for Horses |
| 30 |
Forages for Goats, Deer,
Sheep, Llamas, and Ratites |
| 31 |
Plants for Wildlife |
| 32 |
Forages and the Environment |
The First, Second, Third, and Fourth editions
of SOUTHERN FORAGES were published in 1991, 1996,
and 2002, respectively.
This book is paperback, 6 X 9 inches, with 332
pages.
Southern Forages Fourth Edition
Publication Date:
March 2007
ISBN: 0-9629598-3-9
List Price: US$30.00
| (Quantity discounts: 5% discount for 10 to 49 copies |
| |
10% discount for 50-99 copies
15% discount for 100-199 copies
20% discount for 200 or more.) |
To order, contact:
International Plant Nutrition Institute
3500 Parkway Lane
Suite 550
Norcross , GA 30092-2837
Phone: (770) 825-8082 or (770) 448-0439
E-mail: circulation@ppi-far.org |
