About the Editor HANSJOERG KRAEHMER, works at Weed Control Research of Bayer AG. He has held positions in Research, Development, and Marketing in different agrochemical companies, including Schering AG, AgrEvo, Aventis, and Bayer AG. Dr. Kraehmer is the author of Weed Anatomy and Atlas of Weed Mapping.

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• List of Contributors viiForeword ixAcknowledgements xiPart I Introduction 11 Introduction 3Hansjoerg KraehmerPart II Grass Genomics 112 Grass Sequencing Projects 13Todd Gaines3 Grass Gene Sequences and Traits 25Hansjoerg Krähmer and Todd GainesPart III Morphological and Physiological Characteristics of Grasses 294 Flower and Inflorescence 31Hansjoerg Kraehmer5 Fertilisation and Fruit Development 89Hansjoerg Kraehmer and Peter Baur6 Seedlings 165Hansjoerg Kraehmer7 Leaf 195Hansjoerg Kraehmer and Peter Baur8 Shoots 233Hansjoerg Kraehmer9 Roots 435Hansjoerg Kraehmer10 Growth Forms of Grasses 447Hansjoerg Kraehmer11 Grass Surfaces 457Hansjoerg Kraehmer and Peter BaurPart IV Grasses as Crops 48512 Arable Crops 487Hansjoerg Kraehmer13 Bamboos 491Hansjoerg Kraehmer14 Dominance of Grasses as Crops 495Hansjoerg KraehmerPart V Grasses as Weeds 49715 Dominance of Grasses as Weeds 499Hansjoerg Kraehmer and Carl BellPart VI Grasses as Ornamentals 50316 What Makes Grasses Attractive Ornamentals, and Where? 505Hansjoerg KraehmerPart VII Natural Habitats of Grasses 51717 Native Grasslands 519Carl BellPart VIII Conclusions 54918 Why Have Grasses Become So Successful? 551Hansjoerg KraehmerIndex 555

About the Editor HANSJOERG KRAEHMER, works at Weed Control Research of Bayer AG. He has held positions in Research, Development, and Marketing in different agrochemical companies, including Schering AG, AgrEvo, Aventis, and Bayer AG. Dr. Kraehmer is the author of Weed Anatomy and Atlas of Weed Mapping.

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• List of Contributors viiForeword ixAcknowledgements xiPart I Introduction 11 Introduction 3Hansjoerg KraehmerPart II Grass Genomics 112 Grass Sequencing Projects 13Todd Gaines3 Grass Gene Sequences and Traits 25Hansjoerg Krähmer and Todd GainesPart III Morphological and Physiological Characteristics of Grasses 294 Flower and Inflorescence 31Hansjoerg Kraehmer5 Fertilisation and Fruit Development 89Hansjoerg Kraehmer and Peter Baur6 Seedlings 165Hansjoerg Kraehmer7 Leaf 195Hansjoerg Kraehmer and Peter Baur8 Shoots 233Hansjoerg Kraehmer9 Roots 435Hansjoerg Kraehmer10 Growth Forms of Grasses 447Hansjoerg Kraehmer11 Grass Surfaces 457Hansjoerg Kraehmer and Peter BaurPart IV Grasses as Crops 48512 Arable Crops 487Hansjoerg Kraehmer13 Bamboos 491Hansjoerg Kraehmer14 Dominance of Grasses as Crops 495Hansjoerg KraehmerPart V Grasses as Weeds 49715 Dominance of Grasses as Weeds 499Hansjoerg Kraehmer and Carl BellPart VI Grasses as Ornamentals 50316 What Makes Grasses Attractive Ornamentals, and Where? 505Hansjoerg KraehmerPart VII Natural Habitats of Grasses 51717 Native Grasslands 519Carl BellPart VIII Conclusions 54918 Why Have Grasses Become So Successful? 551Hansjoerg KraehmerIndex 555