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Contrasting Responses of Squirreltail and Needleandthread to Herbage Removal
Author
Wright, H. A.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1967-11-01
Body

Clipping squirreltail and needleandthread from preseed formation to postseed formation affected herbage yields least at seed cast. After seed cast during summer months, clipping damaged squirreltail mildly, but damaged needleandthread seriously. Squirreltail became dormant in July, so it resisted serious damage by clipping after that time. By contrast, needleandthread did not become dormant at any time in summer so it did not resist serious damage. If plants are dormant, grazing may not be very harmful to them regardless of the stage of plant development. On the other hand, if the plants are not dormant, rest from grazing when temperatures are high might be more desirable than rest from grazing during seed formation. 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)
10.2307/3896414
Additional Information
Wright, H. A. (1967). Contrasting responses of squirreltail and needleandthread to herbage removal. Journal of Range Management, 20(6), 398-400.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/647768
Journal Volume
20
Journal Number
6
Journal Pages
398-400
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
squirreltail
bottlebrush squirreltail
Contrasting Responses
Preseed Formation
Postseed Formation
Seed Cast
Dormant
Sitanion hystrix
needle-and-thread
Stipa comata
Herbage Removal
clipping
herbage yields