Dairy grazing : growth of pasture plants

Abstract

"Understanding how plants function (physiology) and their form and structure (morphology) is important when managing grazing animals because both physiological and morphological changes affect plant survival and the quantity and quality of forage. An awareness of how plants respond physiologically and morphologically to their environment provides the basis for understanding how plants react to external factors such as high and low temperatures, drought, light and grazing. This publication presents an overview of basic plant physiology and morphology, and discusses the impact of form and function of plants on grazing management. For more information on the topics discussed in this publication, see the sources listed under Additional reading."--First page.