Seedlings of velvet mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa var. velutina) were grown in sandy loam, clay loam, and clay soils to 30 and 60 days of age. Top and root growth parameters were measured at those time intervals and top growth was measured at 10-day intervals over the study period. A significantly (P=0.005) higher root growth rate and root penetration was found for seedlings in sandy loam and clay loam soils over the initial 30-day growth period. At approximately this time, top growth became favored over root growth. As a result, the rate of root growth in sandy and clay loam soils was reduced by nearly 60% during the second 30-day period. Seedlings grown in clay soils tended to have shorter root systems but the roots were more fibrous compared to seedlings in the other soils. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020
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