Ecology of Cenchrus grass complex: Environmental conditions and population differences in western In

Preface. Part I: Western India - The Physical Environment, the Land, and the People. 1. Geographical Aspects, Lithology, and General Soil Conditions. 2. Climate and Water Resources. Part II: Population Differences and Distributional Pattern. 3. Population Differences in Cenchrus ciliaris and Cenchrus setigerus. 4. Climatic Factors in the Distribution of Cenchrus ciliarus Ecotypes. Part III: Net Primary Productivity and Climo-Edapho-Vegetational Relationships. 5. State of Knowledge of the Indian Grazing Lands. 6. Structure, Magnitude, and Dynamics of Primary Producers. 7. Climo-Edapho-Vegetational Relationships. Part IV: Germinability of Cenchrus ciliarus Ecotypes. 8. Seed and its Germination. Part V: Case Study. 9. System Analysis of a Village Ecosystem: A Case Study. Part VI: Results. 10. Discussion of Results. References. Index.