《草业科学专业英语》由李青丰、李春兰编著，分为5个知识单元，由18个课程组成。第一单元为草业基础知识单元，包含介绍植物、生态、牧草和草地基础知识的4课。每课后附有一篇相关的阅读材料，并介绍一些常用词汇前缀、后缀和专业词汇。第二单元为科学研究单元，包含科学研究方法论、研究项目设计概述，以及如何阅读仪器和设备指南等方面内容的2课。第三单元为科技书籍阅读单元，由介绍如何使用书籍、书籍的前言部分、书籍的正文部分等3课组成。第四单元为科技文章阅读单元。此单元是本书的重点，由6课组成。分别介绍科技文章的章节构成、前言、材料与方法、结果与分析、讨论与结论、参考文献等内容。第五单元为科技写作单元，由3课组成。分别介绍科技文章的写作、论文摘要的写作、会议墙报制作和准备科技报告发言要点等内容。

前言

Unit 1 Basic Knowledge for Prataculture

 Lesson 1 Plants and Their Lives

Part A Text

 The Parts of a Plant and Their Functions

Part B Reading Material

 The Life Cycle of a Plant

Part C Glossary and Word Building

 Lesson 2 Types of Plants and Variety of Life

Part A Text

 Types of Plants

Part B Reading Material

 The Variety of Life

Part C Glossary and Word Building

 Lesson 3 Ecology--Living Organisms and Their Environment

Part A Text

 The Ecosystem

Part B Reading Material

 Energy Flow and Material Cycle

Part C Glossary and Word Building

 Lesson 4 Biodiversity

Part A Text

 The Diversity of Life

Part B Reading Material

 Agrobiodiversity--The Value of Diversity and Wildness

Part C Glossary and Word Building

Unit 2 Scientific Research and Technical Instruction

 Lesson 5 Scientific Research

Part A Scientific Method

Part B Research Proposal

Part C Following Instruction

 Safety in the Laboratory

 How to Record Observations

Part D Reading Material

 Grassland and Grassland Agriculture

 Lesson 6 Conducting Experiments and Using Equipment

Part A How to Conduct an Experiment

 Acid Rain Experiments

Part B Follow Instructions

 Instruction Manual for Facility or Equipment

Part C Reading Material

 Grasslands

Unit 3 Reading Books

 Lesson 7 Reading Books (1) --Organization of a Book

Part A Book Contents

 Book Contents

Part B Annexes in Books

 Indexes in a Book

Part C Reading Material

 Forages

 Lesson 8 Reading Books (2) --Introductory Parts of a Book

Part A Preface

 Preface (Foreword, Editor' s Foreword)

Part B Introduction

 The Introduction of a Book

Part C Reading Material

 Lesson 9 Reading Books (3) --The Main Text

Part A Main Text of a Book

Part B Reading Material

 Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. )

Unit 4 Academic Papers

 Lesson 10 Reading Articles in Journal (1)

Part A Sections in a Article

 Sectioning in Academic Papers

Part B Writing

 Resume (Curriculum Vitae, CV)

Part C Reading Material

 Silage

 Lesson 11 Reading Articles in Journal (2)

Part A Introduction

Part B Writing

 Covering/Application Letter

 General Considerations When Writing a Covering/Application Letter

Part C Reading Material

 Lesson 12 Reading Articles in Journal (3)

Part A Materials and Methods

Part B Reading Material

Part C Glossary and Word Building

 Lesson 13 Reading Articles in Journal (4)

Part A Results and Analysis

Part B Reading Exercise

 Reading Skill

Part C Reading Material

 Lesson 14 Reading Articles in Journal (5)

Part A Discussion

 Discussion

Part B Conclusion and Acknowledgment

 Conclusion

 Acknowledgment

Part C Comprehensive Exercise for Sectioning Journal Articles

Part D Reading Material

 Lesson 15 Making References

Part A Reference

 What Are References?

Part B Making References

 General Rules for Making Quotations

Part C Reading Material

 Lawn Establishment and Maintenance

Unit 5 Scientific Writing

 Lesson 16 Writing Academic Paper

Part A Instructions for Writing Academic Paper

Part B Notice to Authors

 Notice to Authors

Part C Grammar Refreshing

 Choice of Tense in Academic Papers

Part D Reading Material

 Eutrophication

 Lesson 17 Scientific Writing---Abstract (Summary, Synopsis)

Part A Information in the Abstract

Part B Abstract Writing

 Abstract for a Long Thesis

 Lesson 18 Preparing Presentations

Part A Poster Presentation

 Preparing Poster Presentations

Part B Oral Presentation

 Guideline for an Oral Presentation

Part C Reading Materials

 Presentation Mode

 Discussion on the Possible Causes of Seed Deterioration

Annex

Key to Exercises