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Author Bovey, Rodney W., author

Title Mesquite : history, growth, biology, uses, and management / Rodney W. Bovey
Edition First edition
Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Service series
Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Service series
Contents The ecological history of mesquite -- Description and characteristics of mesquite -- The life cycle of mesquite -- Water relations in mesquite -- The physiology, biochemistry, and chemical composition of mesquite -- Nitrogen and carbon dynamics associated with mesquite -- The mesquite environment -- Uses of mesquite -- Management of mesquite -- Herbicide physiology in mesquite -- The economics of mesquite
Summary Global problem or treasure? This question has accompanied the widespread and controversial mesquite tree wherever it grows and is studied around the world. In this comprehensive reference to the genus Prosopis, rangeland scientist Rodney Bovey has gathered and synthesized years of research in a book that reflects our current state of knowledge about the biology, morphology, and management of mesquite. Environmentally adaptive, the mesquite is considered by many to be an invasive or a pest species, and Bovey addresses the concerns about mesquite encroachment worldwide. But he also explains its
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Mesquite.
Mesquite -- Ecology
Mesquite -- Control
Nature / Plants / Trees.
Science / Natural History.
Nature / Natural Resources.
Mesquite
Mesquite -- Control
Mesquite -- Ecology
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016011415
ISBN 162349429X
9781623494292