Overview

Grasslands and Forage Abstracts is a fully searchable abstracts database. It provides access to the latest research on grasslands and forage, from natural grasslands to cultivated fodder crops, from physiology to ecology, and from production to utilization.

Derived from CAB Abstracts, the applied life sciences database, coverage includes the agronomy (including forage conservation), crop biology, chemical composition and nutritive value of grasses, forage legumes, fodder crops and browse; the management and ecology of grasslands, rangelands, heathlands, tundra and wetlands; Biodiversity and multifunctional use of grasslands; grazing behaviour, liveweight gain, intake and forage digestibility for domestic and wild animals; poisonous plants; Land reclamation, revegetation, and vegetation used for soil and water conservation.

Each week, Grasslands and Forage Abstracts delivers all the new highly targeted, searchable summaries covering key English and non-English language journal articles, reports, conferences and books about Grasslands and Forage.

The database includes a fully searchable backfile to 1990. With over 118,000 research summaries and over 10,000 records added to the database each year, Grasslands and Forage Abstracts brings a wealth of current and seminal research in grasslands and forage to your fingertips!

Grasslands and Forage Abstracts is also available in print, delivered monthly.
 

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Coverage

Forage grasses and legumes
Focusing on the management of forage grasses

• Forage grasses
• Fodder legumes
• Sown grasslands
• Grass-legume pastures

All management and production aspects are covered, including:

• Establishment
• Fertilizer management
• Irrigation
• Weed control
• Productivity
• Propagation
• Seed production

Agroforestry and multipurpose trees
Coverage includes:

• Management and utilization of multipurpose trees for fodder
• All silvopastoral and agrosilvopastoral systems in which grasses and other forage crops are grown together with woody perennials for either cutting or grazing

Fodder crops
Management and utilization of all non-woody crops other than grasses and legumes for forage. Including forage and dual-purpose cereals utilized for:

• Grazing
• Hay
• Whole-crop silage
• Fodder brassicas
• other alternative fodder crops

Rangelands and natural grasslands
Comprehensive coverage of management utilization and ecology of:

• Rangelands
• Prairies
• Natural grasslands

And other vegetation types utilized by grazing animals including:

• Heathlands
• Tundra
• Wetlands and salt marshes
• Deserts
• Scrubland
• Savannas
• Woodland grasslands

Topics covered include effects of:

• Grazing and browsing
• Fire ecology and management
• Biodiversity
• Vegetation dynamics
• Succession and ecology
• Grassland resources and monitoring
• Alternative uses of rangelands
• Soil management
• Vegetation development on abandoned and disturbed land

Grazing systems and grazing behaviour
Coverage includes:

• Grazing and browsing behaviour of wild and domestic herbivores
• Grazing management
• Grazing systems

Nutritive value and utilization of herbage
Topics covered include:

Updates to this list are produced every three months. Further improvements to the list are planned, including designation of Open Access publications.

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