Description: Botanical Assets and Ecological Liabilities: S.A. Renovoize, T.A. Cope, F.E.M. Cook, W.D. Clayton, and G.E. Wickens, Distribution and Utilization of Grasses of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions. A. Grainger, Characterization and Assessment of Desertification Processes. Evolving Management Strategies: B.P. De Fabr*abegues, Observations on the Ebb and Flow of Native Grass Species in the Area of the Ekrafane Ranch, Sahel. S.W.L. Jacobs, Spinifex (Triodia, Plectrachne, Symplectrodia and Monodia: Poaceae) in Australia. G.F. Griffin, Will It Burn--Should It Burn? Management of the Spinifex Grasslands of Inland Australia. K.C. Hodgkinson, Elements of Grazing Strategies for Perennial Grass Management in Rangelands. O.J.H. Bosch and J.D. Theunissen, Differences in the Response of Species on the Degradation Gradient in the Semi-Arid Grasslands of Southern Africa and the Role of Ecotypic Variation. M.D. Kernick, The Ecological Amplitude and Performance of the Desert Grass Panicum turgidum. R.G. Grimshaw, The Establishment of Vetiveria zizanioides in Low Rainfall Areas. R. Jizhou, Z. Xingyun, and Y. Shungoo, The Ecological Role of Puccinellia chinampoensis on Saline Soil in Arid Inland Regions of China. Y. Gutterman, Ecophysiology of Negev Upland Annual Grasses. Physiological and Genetic Studies: J. Gorham, Grass Response to Salinity. P.W. Hattersley, C4 Photosynthetic Pathway Variation in Grasses (Poaceae): Its Significance for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands. M. Lazarides, Resurrection Grasses (Poaceae): Its Significance for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands. M. Lazarides, Resurrection Grasses (Poaceae) in Australia. H.D.V. Prendergast, S. Linington, and R.D. Smith, The Kew Seed Bank and the Collection, Storage and Utilization of Arid and Semi-Arid Zone Grasses. W.W. Hanna, Utilization of Germplasm from Wild Species. J.H.J. De Wet, F.R. Bidinger, and J.M. Peacock, Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)--A Cereal of the Sahel. S.M. Haroun, A.J. Richards, and R.D. MacLeod, Genetic Relationships between Some Millets (Panicum). H. Tefara, W.E. Peat, and G.P. Chapman, Quantitative Genetics in t'ef (Eragrostis tef). Summary of the Concluding Discussion. Selected Demonstrations and Shorter Contributions: L. Guarino and H. Moss, I.B.P.G.R. Grass Germplasm Collecting in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions. H. Tefara, In vitro Development of "t'ef" (Eragrostis tef) Seeds within Detached Spikelets. N. Busri and G.P. Chapman, Reproductive and Isozyme Variation in an Unstable Pennisetum Hybrid Progeny. G.N. Amzallag, H.R. Lerner, and A. Poljakoff-Mayber, Role of Phytohormones in Adaptation of Sorghum to Salinity. G.P. Chapman, A Note on Cenchrus ciliaris (Buffel Grass) in Australia. S.M. Renvoize, T.A. Cope, W.D. Clayton, G.E. Wickens, and F.E.M. Cook, Appendix. Subject Index. Taxonomic Index. Author Index.

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