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Soil Moisture, Forage, and Beef Production Benefits from Gambel Oak Control in Southwestern Colorado
Author
Marquiss, R. W.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1972-03-01
Body

Controlling Gambel oak and other brushy species with herbicides can produce benefits to the stockman. Increased forage and beef production are products of a good brush control practice. A high percentage of oak control is necessary to offset regrowth by sprouting. Soil moisture was significantly increased in the top five feet of soil during the summer months by controlling the oak. Forage production was doubled with a five-year period. Animal weight gains per acre nearly doubled as a result of brush control on Gambel oak rangeland. 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)
10.2307/3896806
Additional Information
Marquiss, R. W. (1972). Soil moisture, forage, and beef production benefits from gambel oak control in southwestern Colorado. Journal of Range Management, 25(2), 146-150.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/647506
Journal Volume
25
Journal Number
2
Journal Pages
146-150
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management