Desert saltgrass is a potential candidate for mine spoil-bank revegetation in much of the semiarid West. Laboratory studies showed optimum temperature for growth to be 25 to 30 degrees C. No clear relationship was found between length of a rhizome section and its capacity to sprout. In desiccation experiments, one-node segments lost water more quickly than did two-node sections. A marked reduction in rhizome sprouting occurred when moisture losses exceeded 35% of the initial weight. One-node rhizomes stored in polyethylene bags of temperatures of 2 and 10 degrees C had sprouting percentages in excess of 65% after 28 days. 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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