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Fire and Forage in the Wiregrass Type
Author
Hilmon, J. B.
Hughes, R. H.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1965-09-01
Body

Burning increases the availability and usefulness of the early growing wiregrasses during the winter and spring before other species have made substantial growth. A few months after burning, as quality of wiregrasses declines, cattle seek other forage plants. Thus, adaptation to sprout quickly after fire coupled with early decline in quality and palatability operate to maintain or increase the abundance of wiregrasses in the type. 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)
10.2307/3895491
Additional Information
Hilmon, J. B., & Hughes, R. H. (1965). Fire and forage in the wiregrass type. Journal of Range Management, 18(5), 251-254.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/650237
Journal Volume
18
Journal Number
5
Journal Pages
251-254
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
Curtiss Dropseed
bluestems
Early Growing
pineland threeawn
Sporobolus crutissii
Panic Grasses
Alapaha Experimental Range
fire frequency
Burned Range
improved pastures
Aristida stricta
Season of Burning
prescribed burning
calcium
Wiregrass
burning
Georgia
Panicum
Andropogon
protein
fire
palatability
quality
forage
future