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Responses of Vegetation and Ground Cover to Spraying a High Elevation, Big Sagebrush Watershed with 2,4-D
Author
Sturges, D. L.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1986-03-01
Body

Total production of aboveground biomass on a 238-ha watershed was not affected when big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) was controlled by aerial application of 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid). Grass production increased in the 5 years following treatment, but forb production was not affected by treatment because forbs were in an early phenological stage when sprayed. Five years after treatment, there was a 37% decrease in bare ground, and a 29% and 61% increase in litter and grass cover, respectively, on the treated watershed compared to an adjacent untreated watershed. 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

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3899287
Additional Information
Sturges, D. L. (1986). Responses of vegetation and ground cover to spraying a high elevation, big sagebrush watershed with 2, 4-D. Journal of Range Management, 39(2), 141-146.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/645546
Journal Volume
39
Journal Number
2
Journal Pages
141-146
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
plant propagation
aerial spraying
2,4-D
grassland improvement
pesticide application
watersheds
brush control
Wyoming
Artemisia tridentata
biomass
botanical composition
rangelands
grasses