Ecology of Cenchrus Grass Complex. Environmental Conditions and Population Differences in Western India. 1993. (Tasks for Vegetation Science, 23). figs. tabs. VII,234 p. lex8vo. Hard cover.

Contents: Preface/ Part I: Western India - The Physical Environment,The Land, and the People (Geographical Apsects, Lithology, and General Soil Conditions/ Climate and Water Resources)/ Part II: Population Differences and Distributional Pattern (Population Differences in Cenchrus ciliaris and Cenchrus setigerus/ Climatic Factors in thDistribution of Cenchrus ciliaris Ecotypes)/ Part III: Net Primary Productivity and Climo-Edapho-Vegetational Relationships (State of Knowledge of the Indian Grazing Lands/ Structure, Magnitude, and Dynamics of Primary Producers/ Climo-Edapho-Vegetational Relationships)/Part IV: Germinability of Cenchrus ciliaris Ecotypes (Seed and its Germination)/ Part V: Case Study (System Analysis of a Village Ecosystem: A Case Study)/ Part VI: Results (Discussion of Results/References/ Index).