Let's look at Grasses. Guide to the common grasses of Namibia and their usage

How to identify common Namibian grasses, and their usage is part of Let's look at Grasses, an educational guide.
Sguazzin, Teresa; Burke, Antje; du Toit, Derick; Mannheimer, Coleen; Marais, Nikki
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Book title: Let's look at Grasses
Subtitle: Guide to the common grasses of Namibia and their usage
Editors: Teresa Sguazzin; Antje Burke; Derick du Toit
Illustration: Coleen Mannheimer; Nikki Marais
Design: Enviroteach
Publisher: Desert Research Foundation of Namibia
Windhoek, Namibia 1996
ISBN 9991643117 / ISBN 99916-43-11-7
Softcover, 15 x 21 cm, 81 pages, numerous bw-illustrations

About: Let's look at Grasses. Guide to the common grasses of Namibia and their usage

Let's look at Grasses, an educational book published by the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia will provide you with an introduction to grasses and some of their uses, was well as enabling you to identify some of Namibia’s most common grass species.

Content:

Introduction
What are grasses and how can they be recognised?
A generalised grass plant
Inflorescences
Grass relatives: sedges and rushes
Evolution and adaptations of grasses to their
environment
Grassy habitats
Domesticated grasses
Some important crop grasses in Namibia
Mahangu
Sorghum
Maize
Sugar cane
Grass for dinner! Recipes with grains
Wild grasses as food for people
Wild grasses as food for animals
Rangelands and pastures
Stocking rate
Other uses for grasses
Building
Paper
Household implements and other items
Gardens, parks and sportsfields
Making a grass collection
Making a plant press
Storage of your collection
Selected indigenous and domesticated grasses in Namibia
Indigenous grasses
Domesticated grasses and relatives of crop plants
Sedges
Glossary
Selected reading
General index
Index of scientific and common names