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- Library Collection RecordCheatgrass has transformed secondary succession in arid sagebrush plant communities in the Great Basin by providing a fine-textured, early maturing fuel that increases the chance, rate, spread, and…Publication Date 2017-12
- fuels management
- seeding
- Suppression
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordMedusahead is an annual weed that invades millions of acres in the western United States. This study explored the effect of energy supplementation on use of this unpalatable weed by ewes and their…Publication Date 2017
- diet selection
- foraging behavior
- preference
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordControlled burning timed in early summer can dramatically change the species composition of annual rangeland the following season. Although this has been well documented, the longevity of these…Publication Date 2017
- fire
- forage
- forage production
- species composition
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordDuncecap larkspur (Delphinium occidentale [Wats.] Wats.) is an important perennial weed on high-elevation rangelands because of significant cattle losses due to toxic alkaloids in the plant.…Publication Date 2016
- herbicide ecology
- larkspur
- toxic plants
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordDuncecap larkspur (Delphinium occidentale [Wats.] Wats.) is an important perennial weed on high-elevation rangelands because of significant cattle losses due to toxic alkaloids in the plant.…Publication Date 2016
- herbicide ecology
- larkspur
- toxic plants
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordRapid conversion of rural land to exurban development and the ensuing impacts on natural resources have been well-documented, but information about exurban landowners is lacking. To address this…Publication Date 2011-09-01
- attitudes
- education
- land management
- outreach
- water quality
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordGrowth regulator herbicides, such as 2,4-D, dicamba, picloram, and aminopyralid, are commonly used to control broadleaf weeds in rangelands, noncroplands, and cereal crops. If applied to cereals at…Publication Date 2010-07-01
- Aminopyralid
- Bromus japonicus Thunb.
- Japanese brome
- picloram
- seed banks
- seed development
- weed control
- Weeds
- Library Collection RecordPrivate landowners are often de facto stewards of biodiversity and ecosystem services. In California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, ranchers frequently present the only defense against biological…Publication Date 2009-01-01
- biological invasions
- Centaurea solstitialis
- heterogeneous landscapes
- invasive species
- landscape ecology
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordHerbicides have been applied extensively on rangelands to reduce forbs that were considered undesirable, which has been assumed to lead to an increase in grass production and ultimately to an…Publication Date 2009
- biodiversity
- conservation
- average daily gain
- Cattle Performance
- Great Plains
- competition
- invasive species
- mixed prairie
- plant species composition
- vegetation dynamics
- weed control
- Weeds
- herbicides
- grasslands
- plant production
- animal production
- Oklahoma
- USA
- Library Collection RecordCheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) is an invasive annual grass that creates near-homogenous stands in areas throughout the Intermountain sagebrush steppe and challenges successful native plant…Publication Date 2008-01-01
- cheatgrass
- clipping
- grazing
- livestock
- native plant restoration
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordHighly degraded pastures and rangeland dominated by Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens [L.] DC) are often devoid of desirable plants. Control efforts may be ephemeral because propagules of desirable…Publication Date 2007-07-01
- invasive weeds
- seedbed preparation
- seedling establishment
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands 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…Publication Date 2005-12-01
- cost benefit analysis
- decision support systems
- game theory
- human behavior
- weed control
- invasive species
- Weeds
- Library Collection RecordSulfonylurea herbicides were used extensively for weed control on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) seedings, constituting over 98% of the residual herbicides applied from 1986-1990 in southeastern…Publication Date 2004-03-01
- weed control
- restoration
- secondary succession
- seedling competition
- metsulfuron
- chlorsulfuron
- Conservation Reserve Program
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands 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…Publication Date 2003-12-01
- grazing management
- livestock
- rangelands
- grazing
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordAeration is a common range management technique used in southern Texas and northern Mexico to reduce shrub cover and increase biomass of more palatable forages. Guajillo (Acacia berlandieri Benth.)…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- rolling
- phenethylamines
- tyramine
- N-methyl-phenethylamine
- juvenile stems
- mature stems
- leaves
- deserts
- Acacia berlandieri
- stems
- browse plants
- weed control
- regrowth
- Texas
- seasonal variation
- browsing
- chemical constituents of plants
- Acacia berlandieri
- Chihuahuan Desert
- forage quality
- Mexico
- nitrogen
- tyramine
- Library Collection RecordEnvironmental concerns of using pesticides on public lands have greatly reduced the use of herbicides to control tall larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi Huth). An alternative method of control used…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- application methods
- ammonium nitrate
- ammonium fertilizers
- mechanism of action
- sodium chloride
- Delphinium barbeyi
- ammonium sulfate
- weed control
- mortality
- application rates
- Utah
- Colorado
- poisonous plants
- Delphinium barbeyi
- weed control
- herbicides
- fertilizer
- ammonium sulfate
- ammonium nitrate
- sodium chloride
- Library Collection RecordThe western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara Sheviak and Bowles) is a threatened species of the tallgrass prairie. Invasion by leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) is a serious threat to…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- threatened species
- imazapic
- quinclorac
- disturbed habitats
- Platanthera praeclara
- buried seeds
- pesticide application
- endemic species
- glyphosate
- Euphorbia esula
- habitats
- weed control
- forbs
- prairies
- invasive species
- introduced plants
- grasses
- North Dakota
- invasive species
- herbicides
- range improvement
- soil seed bank
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands 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…Publication Date 2003-04-01
- Lepidium draba subsp. draba
- invasive species
- noxious weeds
- introduced species
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordAfter wildfires in 1996 in the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) and pinyon-juniper (Pinus spp.–Juniperus spp.) zones of west-central Utah, the USDI-BLM attempted to reduce soil erosion and cheatgrass…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- aerial sowing
- revegetation plants
- erosion control
- rehabilitation
- biodiversity
- Elytrigia intermedia subsp. intermedia
- sowing
- wildfire management
- sown grasslands
- Artemisia
- species diversity
- Agropyron cristatum
- weed control
- fires
- fire effects
- Bromus tectorum
- plant communities
- botanical composition
- Pinus
- Juniperus
- plant competition
- invasive species
- Utah
- Elytrigia elongata
- Bureau of Land Management
- rehabilitation
- chaining
- serial seeding
- plant material
- cheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordThe development of successful regional or national invasive weed control programs is often hampered by the way the problem is approached. Typically weed control programs are developed and evaluated…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- Aphthona
- Aphthona nigriscutis
- Aphthona lacertosa
- perennial weeds
- teamwork
- biological control agents
- USDA
- integrated pest management
- economic impact
- biological control
- Euphorbia esula
- ranching
- cost-benefit analysis
- invasion
- herbicides
- weed control
- South Dakota
- chemical control
- Wyoming
- sheep
- range management
- botanical composition
- Montana
- grazing
- North Dakota
- biological control
- Aphthona
- Weeds
- invasive species
- success
- integrated pest management
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands 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…Publication Date 2002-12-01
- grazing
- weed control
- range management
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- whitethorn acacia
- Viscid acacia
- scarification
- medicinal properties
- medicinal plants
- Acacia
- desert animals
- drought tolerance
- forage crops
- seed germination
- habitats
- wildlife
- xerophytes
- herbicides
- Library Collection RecordSeedling recruitment of Dalmatian toadflax, (Linaria genistifolia ssp. dalmatica (L.) Maire and Petitmengin (Scrophulariaceae)), was examined in a 2-year field study in Montana using overseeding and…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- biological control agents
- Linaria dalmatica
- Nitidulidae
- Brachypterolus pulicarius
- oversowing
- recruitment
- insect control
- biological control
- poisonous weeds
- roots
- crop-weed competition
- stems
- seedling emergence
- seed productivity
- weed control
- seedlings
- range management
- Montana
- invasive species
- ecological invasion
- seed limitation
- microsites
- weed management
- biological control
- rangeland ecology
- overseeding
- Brachypterolus pulicarius
- plant competition
- Linaria genistifolia ssp. Dalmatica
- Library Collection RecordBroom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae [Pursh] Britt. Rusby) is a major weed problem in the southwestern U.S. because it is toxic to livestock and suppresses forage productivity. In this study, broom…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- metsulfuron
- flowering date
- aerial spraying
- seedling establishment
- timing
- seed dispersal
- viability
- poisonous weeds
- seed productivity
- weed control
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- seeds
- seedlings
- picloram
- New Mexico
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- reproduction
- seed production
- seed dispersal
- seedling emergence
- seed viability
- herbicide control
- metsulfuron
- picloram
- Library Collection RecordEffective rangeland weed programs require the ability to predict plant community responses to management. Our objective was to develop regression equations to predict the plant community after…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- Festuca idahoensis
- endemic species
- ground cover
- mathematical models
- regression analysis
- species diversity
- weed control
- equations
- forbs
- plant communities
- plant density
- picloram
- Centaurea maculosa
- biomass
- range management
- introduced species
- Montana
- invasive species
- grasses
- spotted knapweed
- predicting plant response
- integrated weed management
- optimizing herbicide use
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands 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…Publication Date 2002-08-01
- game birds
- grassland condition
- Oklahoma
- invasion
- woody weeds
- habitat destruction
- Juniperus virginiana
- prescribed burning
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands 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…Publication Date 2002-06-01
- grazing
- weed control
- range management
- rotational grazing
- foraging
- stocking rate
- drought
- monitoring
- forage
- Society for Range Management
- recreation
- pastures
- Oklahoma
- Mountain Park, Oklahoma
- residual effects
- finishing
- testing
- Library Collection RecordSnakeweeds (broom, Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt Rusby); and threadleaf, G. microcephala (DC.) Gray) fall into that class of poisonous weeds that seldom cause direct livestock losses because…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- adverse effects
- Gutierrezia
- rats
- rabbits
- gutierrezia microcephala
- carrying capacity
- poisonous weeds
- range condition
- palatability
- herbicides
- weed control
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- prescribed burning
- plant communities
- sheep
- cattle
- range management
- plant competition
- New Mexico
- poisonous plants
- range weed
- livestock grazing
- broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt & Rusby)
- threadleaf snakeweed (Gutierrezia microcephala DC.) Gray)
- Library Collection RecordWater stress may affect herbicide efficacy in herbaceous and woody plants. Chamber studies were conducted to evaluate the influence of water stress (-1.3 to -2.8 MPa) and triclopyr on the absorption…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- synergism
- uptake
- translocation (plant physiology)
- herbicide mixtures
- clopyralid
- Prosopis glandulosa
- triclopyr
- weed control
- xylem water potential
- water stress
- Prosopis glandulosa
- herbicides
- growth chamber
- xylem water potential
- gas chromatographic analysis
- Library Collection RecordPerennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium L.) is a creeping rooted exotic weed that has infested native hay meadows, riparian areas and agronomic fields throughout the western United States. This…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- Lepidium latifolium
- chlorsulfuron
- alkaline soils
- herbicide residues
- saline soils
- timing
- 2,4-D
- seedling emergence
- invasion
- weed control
- plant density
- application rates
- introduced species
- Nevada
- Elytrigia elongata
- chlorsulfuron
- tall wheatgrass
- saline/alkaline soils
- Library Collection RecordPrickly pear (Opuntia sp.) is both a benefit and hindrance to the livestock industry in the southwestern U.S. It competes with herbaceous forage but is sometimes used as emergency feed during drought…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- Opuntia
- organic matter
- nitrogen balance
- training (animals)
- Opuntia phaeacantha
- opuntia rufida
- weed control
- voluntary intake
- selective grazing
- prescribed burning
- digestibility
- crude protein
- goats
- nutritive value
- Opuntia
- food novelty
- learning
- diet preference
- browsing
- protein
- nitrogen balance
- forage digestibility
- Library Collection RecordDesert needlegrass (Achnatherum speciosum [Trin. Rupr.] Barkworth) is potentially a valuable native species for use in restoration seedings in the more arid portions of the Great Basin. Seedlings of…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- pipelines
- rights of way
- Achnatherum speciosum
- revegetation plants
- disturbed soils
- arid grasslands
- shoots
- ecological succession
- invasion
- weed control
- Bromus tectorum
- Poaceae
- plant density
- plant competition
- plant height
- Achnatherum speciosum
- Bromus tectorum
- restoration
- temperate deserts
- Library Collection RecordGrazers ingest seeds of invasive forbs and may contribute to their spread by depositing viable seeds in uninfested areas. Some mature seed pass through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of ruminants,…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- sheep dung
- seed development
- seed dispersal
- viability
- Euphorbia esula
- invasion
- weed control
- seeds
- transit time
- sheep
- rumen fermentation
- seed germination
- Montana
- grazing
- maturity stage
- weed
- Euphorbia esula
- rumen
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands 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…Publication Date 2001-12-01
- weed control
- range management
- prescribed burning
- rangelands
- brush control
- herbicides
- forage
- cost benefit analysis
- Southwestern United States
- farming systems
- mesquite
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands 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…Publication Date 2001-12-01
- demonstration farms
- efficacy
- pricklypear
- Prosopis glandulosa
- application methods
- technology transfer
- agricultural education
- brush control
- Juniperus
- costs and returns
- Texas
- rangelands
- range management
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands 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…Publication Date 2001-12-01
- weed control
- ecological succession
- biological control
- land restoration
- wildfire management
- woody weeds
- plant protection
- integrated control
- Library Collection RecordExcessive cover of juniper (Juniperus pinchotii Sudw.) reduces forage production, interferes with livestock management, and diminishes the watershed and wildlife habitat values of rangelands. We…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- basal area
- Juniperus pinchotii
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- Buchloe dactyloides
- Hilaria mutica
- soil temperature
- Prosopis glandulosa
- soil fertility
- invasion
- weed control
- seedlings
- growth rate
- Texas
- botanical composition
- plant competition
- canopy
- plant height
- competition
- facilitation
- mesquite rangeland
- seedling establishment
- Library Collection RecordPresence of annual bromes (Bromus spp.), introduced annual weedy grasses, can alter seasonal patterns of forage production and quality and require management changes for efficient use of infested…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- protein
- dietary protein
- Bromus japonicus
- atrazine
- arid grasslands
- protein content
- liveweight gain
- weed control
- selective grazing
- diet
- steers
- precipitation
- biomass
- range management
- crop yield
- introduced species
- grazing
- beef cattle
- forage
- Bromus japonicus
- Pascopyrum smithii
- northern Great Plains
- crude protein yield
- Library Collection RecordPresence of invading annual bromes (Bromus spp.) can alter seasonal patterns of forage production and quality and require management changes for efficient use of infested rangelands in the Northern…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- Bromus japonicus
- Poa secunda
- atrazine
- arid grasslands
- liveweight gain
- weed control
- Bromus tectorum
- stocking rate
- forbs
- steers
- crude protein
- Bouteloua gracilis
- precipitation
- biomass production
- biomass
- range management
- introduced species
- Montana
- plant competition
- Bromus japonicus
- Pascopyrum smithii
- northern Great Plains
- standing crop
- forage quality
- Library Collection RecordChanging landowner demographics and the increasing recognition that some quantity of woody plants is valuable for certain rangeland management objectives has led to increasing interest in selective…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- control methods
- innovation adoption
- U.S. Cooperative Extension Service
- extension agents
- information dissemination
- extension education
- Juniperus ashei
- geographical variation
- Opuntia
- Juniperus pinchotii
- Prosopis glandulosa
- landowners
- brush control
- herbicides
- weed control
- chemical control
- Texas
- agency and industry partnership
- brush management
- collaborative marketing
- information dissemination
- technology adoption
- Library Collection RecordInvasive plants reduce the capacity of ecosystems to provide goods and services required by society, alter ecological processes, and can displace desirable species. They can reduce wildlife habitat…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- decision support systems
- mechanical methods
- integrated pest management
- expert systems
- Weeds
- cultural control
- biological control
- endemic species
- crop-weed competition
- decision making
- range condition
- ecological succession
- invasion
- herbicides
- weed control
- plant communities
- land restoration
- range management
- introduced species
- rangelands
- biological control
- herbicides
- revegetation
- native plants
- alien plants
- restoration
- renovation
- adaptive management
- integrated weed management
- noxious weeds
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands 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…Publication Date 2001-08-01
- Euphorbia
- biological control agents
- vegetation management
- climatic factors
- goats
- Nevada
- rangelands
- range management
- grazing
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) reduces northern Great Plains rangeland carrying capacity. Treatment strategies were evaluated that suppressed leafy spurge and facilitated establishment of mixtures…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- dry matter accumulation
- legumes
- Infestation
- glyphosate
- carrying capacity
- Euphorbia esula
- species diversity
- weed control
- Nebraska
- land restoration
- plant density
- establishment
- prairies
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grasses
- prescribed fire
- grassland restoration
- imazapic
- glyphosate
- warm-season grasses
- cool-season grasses
- legumes
- invasive plants
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.), a widely established exotic, noxious, perennial weed, is a major threat to rangeland and wildland in the Upper Great Plains. A deterministic, bioeconomic model,…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- fencing
- simulation models
- costs and returns
- Euphorbia esula
- economic analysis
- weed control
- profitability
- sheep
- rangelands
- grazing
- grasses
- feed intake
- Euphorbia esula L.
- grazing
- economics
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands 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…Publication Date 2001-06-01
- ecological balance
- conservation
- Weeds
- rangelands
- United States
- range management
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.), an Eurasian perennial forb, is replacing many native perennial grasses, such as Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis Elmer.), throughout the Northern Rocky…Publication Date 2001-01-01
- noxious substances
- cnicin
- Festuca idahoensis
- weed palatability
- leaves
- canopy gaps
- stems
- ambient temperature
- weed control
- fiber content
- rain
- selective grazing
- crude protein
- sheep
- in vitro digestibility
- Centaurea maculosa
- seasonal variation
- introduced species
- invasive species
- nutritive value
- feeding preferences
- plant height
- weed
- Centaurea maculosa
- Festuca idahoensis
- utilization
- nutritive value
- Library Collection RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) is a non-indigenous weed that has invaded millions of hectares of rangeland in the United States. Mowing may be useful for reducing this weed. Our objective…Publication Date 2001-01-01
- flowering
- mowing
- timing
- autumn
- weed control
- rain
- seedlings
- cutting frequency
- spring
- summer
- plant density
- Centaurea maculosa
- biomass
- plant litter
- introduced species
- Montana
- invasive species
- canopy
- grasses
- Centaurea maculosa
- density
- cover
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands 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…Publication Date 2000-08-01
- Paraquat
- furrows
- atrazine
- Bromus tectorum
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordGrazing by sheep is an accepted method of controlling tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea L.), but some flock members seldom eat it. Our objectives were to determine if pre-weaning exposure to tansy…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- Senecio jacobaea
- social behavior
- social facilitation
- lambs
- ewes
- weed control
- selective grazing
- biomass
- feeding preferences
- Senecio jacobaea
- training
- social facilitation
- Library Collection RecordLivestock producers and others knowledgeable about the locoweed problem in northeastern New Mexico were surveyed to obtain the production information needed to estimate economic losses from locoweed…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- losses
- farmers' income
- estimated costs
- poisoning
- avoidance conditioning
- Oxytropis sericea
- Astragalus mollissimus
- controlled grazing
- poisonous weeds
- mathematical models
- production costs
- liveweight gain
- feedlots
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- poisonous plants
- woolly locoweed
- Astragulus mollissimus Torr. var mollissimus
- white locoweed
- Oxytropis sericea (Nutt.)
- weed control
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordA 6-year experiment examined the effects of spring and summer fires on grasses in southern Wisconsin. Synthetic communities of C3 and C4 grasses were seeded (100 seeds m-2 species-1) in 1992 and…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- sporobolus heterolepis
- Phalaris arundinacea
- C4 grasses
- C3 grasses
- Wisconsin
- Elymus trachycaulus
- Sporobolus
- sown grasslands
- crop-weed competition
- Poa pratensis
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- weed control
- fires
- fire effects
- spring
- Panicum virgatum
- prescribed burning
- Andropogon gerardii
- summer
- biomass production
- plant communities
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- grasses
- C3 grass
- C4 grass
- fire season
- ecological restoration
- tallgrass prairie