Meet the editor

Dr. Muhammad Aamir Iqbal is a Pakistani researcher with expertise in the production of cereal–legume forages, preservation of forages, intercropping systems, and grassland management. He obtained a Ph.D. in Agronomy from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan, and underwent research training at the University of California Davis, USA, and the Shandong Academy of Agricultural Machinery Sciences, China. He has

more than a decade of research and teaching experience. Dr. Iqbal has more than 103 research and review articles as well as numerous book chapters to his credit and is an editor and reviewer of many reputed journals. Presently, Dr. Iqbal is an assistant professor in the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Pakistan.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Preface XI**

Trends in Grassland Management **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 13**

**Chapter 3 29**

Underutilized Grasses Production Potential **51**

**Chapter 4 53**

**Chapter 5 71**

**Chapter 6 89**

Introductory Chapter: Grasslands Development - Green Ecological

Interaction of Grassland Ecosystem with Livelihood and Wildlife

*Janemary Ntalwila, Sood Ndimuligo and Robert Fyumagwa*

Underutilized Grasses Production: New Evolving Perspectives *by Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Sadaf Khalid, Raees Ahmed,* 

*Muhammad Jamil, Aqeel Ahmad, Amjad Shahzad Gondal, Muhammad Imran, Junaid Rahim and Umar Ayaz Aslam Sheikh*

*Muhammad Zubair Khan, Nagina Rafique, Raina Ijaz, Saira Ishaq,* 

Miscanthus Grass as a Nutritional Fiber Source for Monogastric Animals

Top Dressing of Fertilizers: A Way Forward for Boosting Productivity

*by Tessema Tesfaye Atumo, Milkias Fanta Heliso, Derebe Kassa Hibebo,* 

Earth's Energy Budget Impact on Grassland Diseases

*by Pius Yoram Kavana, John Kija Bukombe, Hamza Kija, Stephen Nindi, Ally Nkwabi, Iddi Lipende, Simula Maijo, Baraka Naftali, Victor M. Kakengi,* 

Economy and Ecosystem Services Perspectives

Sustainability: Tanzanian Perspectives

*by Renan Donadelli and Greg Aldrich*

and Economic Viability of Grasslands

*Bereket Zeleke Tunkala and Yoseph Mekasha*

*by Muhammad Aamir Iqbal*

*by Ang Jia Wei Germaine*

**Section 2**
