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Carbohydrate Reserves of Intermediate Wheatgrass after Clipping and Etiolation Treatments
Author
Ogden, P. R.
Loomis, W. E.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1972-01-01
Body

The total water-soluble carbohydrate (TWSC) fraction of intermediate wheatgrass stem bases and roots is depleted with etiolation and is a good measure of the reserve energy of this species. When the TWSC fraction was depleted to about 1% dry weight, vigor of the grass was too poor to recover from a clipping treatment. Root weight was also reduced with etiolation. Late September to early November was a period of active herbage and root growth for intermediate wheatgrass. Growth during this fall period enabled grasses which had been clipped three times at 6-week intervals during the summer to recover to very nearly the level of TWSC and root weight as the check plants. 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)
10.2307/3896659
Additional Information
Ogden, P. R., & Loomis, W. E. (1972). Carbohydrate reserves of intermediate wheatgrass after clipping and etiolation treatments. Journal of Range Management, 25(1), 29-32.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/647388
Journal Volume
25
Journal Number
1
Journal Pages
29-32
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management