Preface xiii
List of Contributors xv
Dedication xxi
Part I Forage Plants 1
1 Perspectives, Terminology, and Classification 3
C. Jerry Nelson, Professor Emeritus, Kenneth J. Moore, Distinguished Professor, Michael Collins, Professor Emeritus and Daren D. Redfearn, Associate Professor
2 Grass Morphology 23
C. Jerry Nelson, Professor Emeritus and Kenneth J. Moore, Distinguished Professor
3 Legume Structure and Morphology 51
John Jennings, Professor and Jamie Foster, Professor
4 Carbon Metabolism in Forage Plants 65
Jeffrey J. Volenec, Professor and C. Jerry Nelson, Professor Emeritus
5 Mineral Nutrient Acquisition and Metabolism 85
Sylvie M. Brouder, Wickersham Chair and Professor and Jeffrey J. Volenec, Professor
6 Plant-Water Relations in Forage Crops 113
Jennifer W. MacAdam, Professor and C. Jerry Nelson, Professor Emeritus
7 Growth and Development 127
Robert B. Mitchell, Research Agronomist, Daren D. Redfearn, Associate Professor and Kenneth J. Moore, Distinguished Professor
Part II Forage Ecology 149
8 Climate, Climate-Change and Forage Adaptation 151
Vern S. Baron, Research Scientist and Gilles Bélanger, Research Scientist
9 Plant Interactions 187
John A. Guretzky, Grassland Systems Ecologist
10 Plant-Herbivore Interactions 201
Lynn E. Sollenberger, Distinguished Professor and Marcelo O. Wallau, Associate Professor
11 Nutrient Cycling in Forage Production Systems 215
David A. Wedin, Professor and Michael P. Russelle, Soil Scientist (Retired)
12 Forages for Conservation and Improved Soil Quality 227
John F. Obrycki, ORISE Fellow and Douglas L. Karlen, Soil Scientist (Retired)
13 Forages and the Environment 249
Matt A. Sanderson, Research Agronomist and Research Leader (Retired) and Mark A. Liebig, Soil Scientist
Part III Forage Species 261
14 Cool-Season Legumes for Humid Areas 263
Craig C. Sheaffer, Professor, Gerald W. Evers, Professor Emeritus and Jacob M. Jungers, Associate Professor
15 Legumes for Tropical and Subtropical Areas 277
William D. Pitman, Professor and João M.B. Vendramini, Associate Professor
16 Cool-Season Grasses for Humid Areas 297
Michael D. Casler, Research Geneticist, Robert L. Kallenbach, Associate Dean and Geoffrey E. Brink, Research Agronomist
17 Grasses for Arid and Semiarid Areas 313
Daren D. Redfearn, Associate Professor, Keith R. Harmoney, Range Scientist and Alexander J. Smart, Professor and Rangeland Management Specialist
18 Warm-Season Grasses for Humid Areas 331
Lynn E. Sollenberger, Distinguished Professor, João M.B. Vendramini, Associate Professor, Carlos G.S. Pedreira, Associate Professor and Esteban F. Rios
19 Forbs and Browse Species 347
David P. Belesky, Clinical Associate & Director, John W. Walker, Professor and Resident Director, Kimberly A. Cassida, Forage Extension Specialist and James P. Muir, Professor
Part IV Forage Systems 367
20 Systems for Temperate Humid Areas 369
Jerome H. Cherney, Professor, Robert L. Kallenbach, Associate Dean and Valentín D. Picasso Risso, Assistant Professor
21 Forage Systems for the Temperate Subhumid and Semiarid Areas 387
John R. Hendrickson, Research Rangeland Management Specialist and Corey Moffet, Research Rangeland Management Specialist
22 Systems for theWarm Humid Areas 407
William D. Pitman, Professor and Montgomery W. Alison, Extension Forage Specialist
23 Systems for Humid Transition Areas 419
Renata N. Oakes, Assistant Professor and Dennis W. Hancock, Center Director
24 Forage Systems for Arid Areas 433
Daniel H. Putnam, Forage Extension Specialist and Tim DelCurto, Professor and Nancy Cameron Chair
Part V Forage Production and Management 453
25 Forage Establishment and Renovation 455
Marvin H. Hall, Professor, Yoana C. Newman, Associate Professor and Jessica A. Williamson, Assistant Professor
26 Fertilization and Nutrient Management 473
David J. Barker, Professor and Steven W. Culman, Professor
27 Irrigation andWater Management 497
L. Niel Allen, Associate Professor and Irrigation Specialist and Jennifer W. MacAdam, Professor of Plants, Soils and Climate
28 Weed Management 515
Robert A. Masters, Rangeland Scientist (Retired), Byron B. Sleugh, Forage Agronomist and E. Scott Flynn, Forage Agronomist
29 Insect Management 535
R. Mark Sulc, Professor, William O. Lamp, Professor and G. David Buntin, Professor
Part VI Forage Improvement 551
30 Forage Breeding 553
Michael D. Casler, Research Geneticist and Kenneth P. Vogel, Research Geneticist (retired)
31 Biotechnology and Molecular Approaches to Forage Improvement 567
E. Charles Brummer, Professor and Zeng-Yu Wang, Professor
32 Seed Production 581
Jeffrey J. Steiner, Associate Director and Tim L. Springer, Research Agronomist
Part VII Forage Quality 593
33 Carbohydrate and Protein Nutritional Chemistry of Forages 595
Ronald D. Hatfield, Research Plant Physiologist and Kenneth F. Kalscheur, Research Dairy Scientist
34 Digestibility and Intake 609
David R. Mertens, President and Research Dairy Scientist (Retired) and Richard J. Grant, President and Research Scientist
35 Plant Chemistry and Antiquality Components in Forage 633
Nicholas S. Hill, Professor and Craig A. Roberts, Professor
36 Laboratory Methods for Evaluating Forage Quality 659
William P. Weiss, Professor and Mary Beth Hall, Research Animal Scientist
37 Animal Methods for Evaluating Forage Quality 673
Eric S. Vanzant, Associate Professor, Robert C. Cochran, Professor and Wayne K. Coblentz, Research Dairy Scientist/Agronomist
38 Predicting Forage Quality 687
Debbie J. Cherney, Professor and David Parsons, Professor
39 Factors Affecting Forage Quality 701
Kenneth J. Moore, Charles F. Curtiss, Distinguished Professor, Andrew W. Lenssen, Professor and Steven L. Fales, Emeritus Professor
Part VIII Forage Harvesting and Utilization 719
40 Post-Harvest Physiology 721
Wayne K. Coblentz, Research Dairy Scientist/Agronomist
41 Hay Harvest and Storage 749
C. Alan Rotz, Agricultural Engineer, Kevin J. Shinners, Professor and Matthew Digman, Assistant Professor
42 Silage Production 767
Richard E. Muck, Agricultural Engineer, Limin Kung Jr., Professor and Michael Collins, Professor and Director Emeritus
43 Biomass, Energy, and Industrial Uses of Forages 789
Matt A. Sanderson, Research Agronomist and Research Leader (Retired), Paul Adler, Research Agronomist and Neal P. Martin, Director (Retired)
Part IX Pasture Management 801
44 Pasture Design and Grazing Management 803
Lynn E. Sollenberger, Distinguished Professor, Yoana C. Newman, Associate Professor and Bisoondat Macoon, Research Professor
45 Grazing Animal Nutrition 815
Gregory Lardy, Department Head and Richard Waterman, Research Animal Scientist
46 Grazing Animal Behavior 827
Karen L. Launchbaugh, Heady Professor
47 Forage-Induced Animal Disorders 839
Tim A. McAllister, Principal Research Scientist, Gabriel Ribeiro, Assistant Professor, Kim Stanford, Research Scientist and Yuxi Wang, Research Scientist
48 Grazing Systems and Strategies 861
Michael Collins, Professor and Director Emeritus, Kenneth J. Moore, Distinguished Professor, C. Jerry Nelson, Professor Emeritus and Daren D. Redfearn, Associate Professor
Common and Scientific Names of Forages 883
Glossary 893
Index 919
