Forages, Volume 1

MICHAEL COLLINS is Emeritus Professor and Director of the Division of Plant Sciences at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He received his BS from Berea College, his MS from West Virginia University, and his PhD from the University of Kentucky. During a 36-year career in forage research and teaching at the University of Kentucky, Lexington and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, he taught an undergraduate/graduate forages course and advised graduate students. His research emphasized forage management and postharvest physiology of hay and silage, with an emphasis on forage quality.C. JERRY NELSON is Emeritus Curators' Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Missouri. He received his BS and MS from the University of Minnesota, and his PhD from the University of Wisconsin. His research has focused on growth of grasses and persistence of legumes, and he is now active in agriculture-related international programs, especially in Asia.KENNETH J. MOORE is Professor of Agronomy at Iowa State University. He received his BS from Arizona State University and his MS and PhD from Purdue University, He has taught graduate-level courses in field plot technique and design, pasture and grazing management, and forage quality and utilization. He advises graduate students and conducts research on pasture management and ecology.To honor the contributions to this and earlier editions of Forages, and his dedicated national and international leadership in grassland agriculture, we dedicate Volume I of the seventh edition to Dr. Robert F Barnes. "Bob", as he was affectionately known, was born in Estherville, IA on February 6, 1933 and passed away on April 27, 2013 in Madison, WI. He graduated from Estherville Junior College in 1953, served in the Army as an intelligence specialist for 2 years, and graduated in Agronomy from Iowa State University in 1957. He earned his M.S. in Farm Crops from Rutgers University in 1959, and his PhD in Agronomy from Purdue University in 1963.

• Preface, ixList of Contributors, xiIn Memoriam, xiiiThe Metric System, xvThe Last of the Virgin Sod, xviiFlesh is Grass, xixPART I CHARACTERISTICS OF FORAGE SPECIES, 11 Forages and Grasslands in a Changing World, 3C. Jerry Nelson, Kenneth J. Moore, and Michael Collins2 Structure and Morphology of Grasses, 19Kenneth J. Moore and C. Jerry Nelson3 Structure and Morphology of Legumes and Other Forbs, 35Robert B. Mitchell and C. Jerry Nelson4 Physiology of Forage Plants, 51Jennifer W. MacAdam and C. Jerry Nelson5 Environmental Aspects of Forage Management, 71Jeffrey J. Volenec and C. Jerry Nelson6 Grasses for Northern Areas, 87Michael Collins and C. Jerry Nelson7 Grasses for Southern Areas, 103Daren D .Redfearn and C. Jerry Nelson8 Legumes for Northern Areas, 117Craig C. Sheaffer, M. Scott Wells, and C. Jerry Nelson9 Legumes for Southern Areas, 133Lynn E. Sollenberger and Michael Collins10 Forage Crops for Bioenergy and Industrial Products, 151Kenneth J. Moore and Emily A. HeatonCompendium of Common Forages, 163Kenneth J. MoorePART II FORAGE MANAGEMENT, 21911 Forage Establishment, 221Marvin H. Hall and Michael Collins12 Forage Fertilization and Nutrient Management, 235David J. Barker and Michael Collins13 Integrated Pest Management in Forages, 253R. Mark Sulc, William O. Lamp, and Michael CollinsPART III FORAGE UTILIZATION , 26714 Forage Quality, 269Michael Collins and Yoana C. Newman15 Forage Utilization, 287Michael Collins, Kenneth J. Moore, and Craig A.Roberts16 Forage-Related Animal Disorders, 301Michael Collins, Ali M. Missaoui, and Nicholas S.Hill17 Preservation of Forage as Hay and Silage, 321Michael Collins and Kenneth J. Moore18 Grazing Management Systems, 341Robert L. Kallenbach and Michael Collins19 Managing Grassland Ecosystems, 357Charles P. West and C. Jerry NelsonAppendix: Common and Botanical Names of Forages, 373Glossary, 385Index, 401