Good correlations have been reported between precipitation and herbage production, and between precipitation and radial increment of growth rings in trees and shrubs. Because herbage production and ring growth are both affected by precipitation, the direct correlation between herbage production and tree-ring width was evaluated to determine the usefulness of tree rings for estimating herbage production. Significant positive correlation coefficients were obtained for 10 of 31 woody plant-herbage plant combinations from 11 locations in the western United States. It was concluded that the use of annual rings for estimating herbage yields is feasible, and that the technique warrants further investigation. 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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