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Perennial Grass Growth and Development
Author(s) -
Guretzky John A.,
Kohmetscher Amy,
Namuth-Covert Deana
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
natural sciences education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2168-8281
DOI - 10.4195/nse2013.09.0030
Subject(s) - perennial plant , pasture , biomass (ecology) , ecology , agronomy , animation , resource (disambiguation) , agroforestry , geography , biology , computer science , computer network , computer graphics (images)
Central to the management of perennial grasses in traditional range and pasture and advanced biomass energy production systems is having a firm understanding of how grasses grow and develop. In this lesson module, you will learn about physiology, growth, and development of perennial grasses through animation, text, and video. It will discuss grass seed structures and functions, the process of grass seedling establishment, morphological structures of grasses once they are established, and how perennial grasses grow. This module is written for beginning agronomy, plant science, and natural resource ecology and management students and will be useful for advanced high school students or introductory‐level undergraduates. Extension audiences wishing to learn more about perennial grasses will also find the lesson helpful.