Tag: Grasses

  • Grasslands in a Changing World

    Grasslands in a Changing World

    Shashank Bhardwaj “Each grass- covered hillside is an open book for those who care to read. Upon its pages are written the condition of the present, the events of the past, and a forecast of those of the future”. John E. Weaver (1954) Grasses and grasslands have been an integral part of human civilization and…

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  • The Grass is Greener on Every Side

    The Grass is Greener on Every Side

    Amit Kaushik Soils are known to have enormous seed banks and there are some long-lived seeds which patiently wait to sprout until the seed dormancy period has passed. However, in an area where wetlands have been drained and cultivated for more than 10-15 years, seeds in the seed bank die and may not be able…

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