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- Library Collection RecordWe quantified the effect of high levels of wiregrass in buffel grass pasture on sheep growth over 2 years at Roma. Despite using very high stocking rates compared to district norms, animal…Publication Date 1996
- pastures
- sheep
- grasses
- stocking rate
- Australia
- Wiregrass
- Library Collection RecordIn an attempt to provide a simple and standard procedure for documenting seasonal conditions which does not rely on rainfall reports from isolated recording stations, a non-destructive, field-based…Publication Date 1996
- seasons
- measurement
- pastures
- species
- northern Alice Springs district
- Library Collection RecordTwo states of herbaceous vegetation, one dominated by palatable perennial grasses (SI) and the second by less palatable perennial grasses and annual species (SID, were subjected to different levels…Publication Date 1996
- perennials
- annuals
- grasses
- pastures
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- cattle
- pastures
- rangelands
- North-eastern Australia
- seasonal influence
- Library Collection RecordClimate has a large impact on vegetation and animal production in northern Australia. The length of the dry season, variable annual rainfall, extreme temperatures and high evaporation rates make…Publication Date 2002
- grasslands
- rainfall
- weather forecasting
- management
- pastures
- summer
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordGeographic Information Systems (GIS) offer tools for examining grazing patterns in greater detail than previously. While general patterns such as patch grazing are documented in Mitchell grasslands…Publication Date 2002
- grazing management
- paddocks
- grasslands
- sheep
- soil
- pastures
- GIS
- geographic information systems
- Queensland
- Utilisation
- Library Collection RecordThe ability of heavy, light, and variable stocking, rotational spelling (R/Spell) and a SOIVariable strategy to cope with rainfall variability was tested over 8 years. Individual annual live weight…Publication Date 2006
- grazing management
- strategies
- animal production
- pastures
- north Queensland
- Library Collection RecordIn eastern Australia, woodland clearing or thinning to enhance productivity from pastoral activities was common practice at latitudes greater than 20°S. Ecological theory says that in water-limiting…Publication Date 2006
- woodlands
- trees
- pastures
- ecology
- eastern Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis paper opens the symposium with a description of the biological and economic importance of crested wheatgrass.Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron cristatum
- Intermountain West
- North America
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordKeynote address for the Crested Wheatgrass Symposium, October 3-7, 1983 in Logan, Utah.Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron cristatum
- Agropyron desertorum
- crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum)
- Intermountain West
- North America
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordThe first introductions of crested wheatgrass [Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn., A. desertorum (Fisch.) Schult., and related taxa] to North America were made by N. E. Hansen in 1898. Additional…Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron cristatum
- Agropyron desertorum
- drought
- Arid climate
- semiarid climate
- Canada
- North America
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe purposes of this paper are to review the position of the genus Agropyron in the tribe Triticeae and to examine alternative taxonomic treatments within Agropyron. When Agropyron is defined as…Publication Date 1986
- North America
- crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum)
- North America
- Library Collection RecordConsiderable literature has accumulated concerning seed and seedling relations of crested wheatgrass. The extensive literature covers a period of more than 40 years and is found in a wide variety of…Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron
- Intermountain United States
- Intermountain West
- North America
- Library Collection RecordLarge areas of sagebrush-grass rangelands are brush dominated and are producing 50 percent or less of their forage potential. Conversion of these rangelands to crested wheatgrass for increased forage…Publication Date 1986
- crested wheatgrass
- herbicides
- sagebrush
- North America
- Library Collection RecordCrested wheatgrass seedings in the western United States have persisted as virtual monocultures for over 50 years following their establishment. Such stability typically is attributed to superior…Publication Date 1986
- crested wheatgrass
- North America
- Library Collection RecordVegetation diversity and productivity of western rangelands have been reduced by selective grazing. Range improvement research in the late 1930's and 1940's suggested that controlling…
- land reclamation
- monoculture
- North America
- Library Collection RecordUngrazed crested wheatgrass seedings may intercept from 7 to 22 percent of the annual precipitation. Infiltration rates following seeding are not particularly impacted on coarse-textured soils…Publication Date 1986
- precipitation
- pinyon
- North America
- Library Collection RecordThe history and present status of entomological observations and research in Utah and other states as related to crested wheatgrass is reviewed. The black grass bug Lapops hesperius Uhler is the…Publication Date 1986
- pest control methods
- North America
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordWhen degraded sagebrush communities are converted to grasslands to improve forage production for livestock, impacts on nongame birds occur. Removal of sagebrush results in displacement of the shrub-…Publication Date 1986
- sagebrush
- North America
- perennial grass
- Library Collection RecordDespite the widespread success of crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum and A. desertorum) as a seeded species for rangeland improvement and rehabilitation, the scophysiology of the plant has…Publication Date 1986
- grazing tolerance
- North America
- Photosynthetic capacity
- Library Collection RecordChemical, mechanical and phenological mechanisms by which plants avoid or minimize herbivory have received considerable attention in the last decade (e.g. Janzen 1969; Rosenthal 1977; Cates and…Publication Date 1981
- Agropyron desertorum
- Artemisia tridentata
- North America
- Library Collection RecordThe bunchgrass grwoth form, which is very prominent in water-limited environments, can result in considerable self-shading of photosynthetically active foliage. The consequences of this growth form…Publication Date 1983
- Agropyron
- CO2
- photosynthesis
- North America
- Library Collection RecordAn increase in photosynthetic rates of foliage on partially defoliated plants may be a mechanism to partially compensate for herbivory (McNaughton 1979, 1983, Dyer et al. 1982). This enhanced…Publication Date 1984
- Agropyron
- photosynthesis
- North America
- Library Collection RecordRoot growth responses to defoliation were observed in the field with an improved root periscope technique, which is described. the grazing tolerant, Eurasian bunchgrass, Agropyron desertorum, was…Publication Date 1984
- Agropyron desertorum
- A. spicatum
- North America
- Library Collection RecordSoluble carbohydrate reserves are often considered the primary source of carbon for regrowth defoliation (Cook 1966; Trlica & Singh 1979; Deregibus, Trlica & Jameson 1982). However, in…Publication Date 1985
- Agropyron desertorum
- Agropyron spicatum
- North America
- Library Collection RecordThis paper reviews the literature on factors affecting the yield and nutritional value of crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum, A. desertorum or A. fragile). The Agropyrons are cool-season…Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron cristatum
- Agropyron desertorum
- Agropyron fragile
- North America
- Library Collection RecordCrested wheatgrass has been remarkably successful in fulfilling its purpose of providing productive, nutritious livestock forage during the spring. Livestock production per acre has been increased…Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron cristatum
- Agropyron desertorum
- North America
- Library Collection RecordUtilization of crested wheatgrass on a plant-by plant basis was studied using heifers for a six-week grazing period on foothill rangeland in Utah seeded almost 30 years previously. The cattle…Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron desertorum
- Agropyron smithii
- Artemisia tridentata
- North America
- Library Collection RecordThis paper outlines and describes research conducted at Utah State University on the optimum length of time before invading brush and timber species should  be removed from established crested…Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron cristatum
- Agropyron desertorum
- North America
- Library Collection RecordThe response to a sulfur (S) application of 28.5 pounds per acre in combination with 25, 50, and 75 pounds per acre (28, 56, 84 kg/ha) nitrogen (N) applied annually to an established stand of Nordan…Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron desertorum
- Agropyron ssp.
- North America
- Library Collection RecordThe purpose of this paper is to investigate an optimization procedure for estimating the intensity of overstory reduction when the biological goal is to increase forage production and the economic…Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron desertorum
- Agropyron cristatum
- Artemisia tridentata
- Pinus edulis
- North America
- Library Collection RecordThe purpose of this paper are to define as a case study the economics of crested wheatgrass seedings when grazed under traditional spring/fall grazing patterns, and to contrast this with seeding…Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron desertorum
- Medicago sativa
- Melilotus officinalis
- North America
- Library Collection RecordVarious types of range improvements such as seeding of crested wheatgrass were extensively used during the period 1955-1970. Since 1970 the number of improvements implemented has declined…Publication Date 1986
- North America
- Library Collection RecordRangelands of the western United States are subjected to a variety of drastic disturbances which necessitate reclamation for impact mitigation. Crested wheatgrass may play an important role in the…Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron cristatum
- Agropyron desertorum
- North America
- Library Collection RecordThe social values of crested wheatgrass are based on the biological characteristics that make it perhaps the most valuable plant available for range vegetation. Negative social aspects of crested…Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron cristatum
- Agropyron desertorum
- Elymus lanceolatus
- North America
- Psathyrostachys juncea
- Library Collection RecordTo feed or not to feed... Winters in the Intermountain West are often long and severe, and present real problems to most livestock ranchers. Both operating costs and livestock losses during this…Publication Date 1986
- sagebrush
- Intermountain West
- North America
- Library Collection RecordAfter three days of many fine papers examining crested wheatgrass from every angle, it would seem there is little left to say on the subject. However, my task is to summarize the papers and speculate…Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron desertorum
- Agropyron cristatum
- North America
- Library Collection RecordPasture utilisation is a term used to describe the estimation of animal intake of pasture dry matter expressed as a proportion of either pasture growth per season or nominated period. The calculation…Publication Date 2008
- pastures
- feed intake
- GRASP
- grazing trial
- pasture utilisation
- QuikIntake
- Library Collection RecordNumerous lists of plant species, ranging from excursion notes to ecological surveys, have been published in New South Wales during the last one hundred years (Pickard 1972). The more detailed of…Publication Date 2014
- Australia
- Central-Western New South Wales
- pastures
- trangie