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- Library Collection RecordEstablishment, yield, and nutritional quality of 'Nordan' crested wheatgrass (Agropyron desertorum [Fischer ex Link] Schultes), 'Fairway' crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum […Publication Date 1989-03-01
- Elytrigia
- Agropyron
- yields
- chemical composition
- species differences
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Artemisia tridentata
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordA field experiment using 2 patterns of irrigation and 1 level of nitrogen fertilizer (10 g-N m-2) was conducted in order to discern water and nitrogen interactions that may control production of…Publication Date 1988-09-01
- reproductive physiology
- Larrea tridentata
- water uptake
- irrigation water
- plant development
- nitrogen fertilizers
- growth
- range management
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThe need for forage plants that are productive in, and adapted to, semiarid conditions prompted us to examine the range and independence of assortment of nutritional qualities of wild stands of…Publication Date 1988-03-01
- Salsola
- water soluble compounds
- acid detergent fiber
- Southwestern United States
- physicochemical properties
- nitrates
- oxalates
- lignin
- crude protein
- California
- semiarid zones
- in vitro digestibility
- Texas
- Nevada
- nutritive value
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- forage
- dry matter
- Library Collection RecordBetween 1915 and 1932, permanent 1 × 1-m quadrats were established on grasslands of the Jornada Experimental Range in southern New Mexico. Quadrat records accumulated from 1915 to 1979 on grasslands…Publication Date 1988-05-01
- change
- experimental stations
- varieties
- basal area
- arid zones
- ecological succession
- woody plants
- environmental factors
- Poaceae
- plant density
- range management
- rangelands
- grazing
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordCattle production on desert grassland ranges in southern New Mexico has been low, although limited research shows diet nutritional quality of cattle is adequate to meet production needs during most…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- dona ana county, new mexico
- production
- deserts
- dietary fiber
- grasslands
- feces composition
- steers
- crude protein
- diets
- protein supplements
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- forage
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordEight field trials [early August 1983 (EAUG83), late August 1983 (LAUG83), early November 1983 (ENOV83), early January 1984 (EJAN84), May 1984 (MAY84), late July 1984 (LJUL84), late August 1984 (…Publication Date 1987-11-01
- fertilizer application
- nitrogen
- digestion
- steers
- digesta
- kinetics
- Bouteloua gracilis
- rumen fermentation
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grazing
- New Mexico
- forage
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this research was to determine the effects of selected vegetation, soil, rock, and slope variables on infiltration of semiarid rangelands with slope gradients ranging from 0-70%.…Publication Date 1988-05-01
- rocks
- correlation
- semiarid soils
- rangeland soils
- soil depth
- hydrology
- vegetation
- slopes
- range management
- infiltration
- New Mexico
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordBroom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae [Pursh] Britt. and Rusby) has increased in density and distribution on many southwestern ranges. The objective of this study was to determine root and shoot…Publication Date 1988-01-01
- roots
- shoots
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- seedlings
- growth rate
- establishment
- biomass
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordInfiltration, sediment concentration of runoff, and sediment production from lightly grazed and ungrazed semiarid slopes were compared using a hand-portable rainfall simulator. The study slope was…Publication Date 1988-07-01
- hydrologic factors
- mountains
- mountain areas
- sediments
- highlands
- runoff
- slopes
- semiarid zones
- sheep
- rangelands
- grazing
- infiltration
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordProfit maximizing combinations of livestock enterprises, plant control practices, and grazing management systems for ranches in the southern High Plains were examined. A typical ranch and a multi-…Publication Date 1987-11-01
- farm income
- linear programming
- timing
- grassland improvement
- ranching
- brush control
- Quercus havardii
- cattle
- Texas
- range management
- grazing
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordWithin the pinyon-juniper type, trees and understory vegetation are interspersed with open areas forming a mosaic of vegetational patterns. The objective of this research was to define and describe…Publication Date 1988-03-01
- ecological zones
- Juniperus monosperma
- plant community analysis
- forest ecology
- Pinus edulis
- statistical analysis
- geographical distribution
- canopy
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordTobosa (Hilaria mutica [Buckl.] Benth.) was seasonally grazed with cattle under high-density (2.1 to 5.1 animal unit/hectare [AU/ha]) rotation and low-density (0.33 and 0.39 AU/ha) continuous…Publication Date 1988-01-01
- crop quality
- Hilaria mutica
- arid zones
- liveweight gain
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- crude protein
- cattle
- rangelands
- grazing
- New Mexico
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of individual broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae [Pursh] Britt. & Rushby) plants on the distribution of buried viable seed and the distribution of plants in the field was…Publication Date 1987-09-01
- deserts
- distribution
- grasslands
- seedling emergence
- allelopathy
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- seeds
- botanical composition
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordWeight relations for twig lengths and diameters were determined for hairy mountain mahogany plants in southern New Mexico. Both twig lengths and twig diameters were related linearly to twig weights.…Publication Date 1988-03-01
- crop production
- plant anatomy
- statistical analysis
- branches
- length
- diameter
- cercocarpus breviflorus
- weight
- browsing
- grazing
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to develop a small plot (1 m2) rainfall simulator operational on steep terrain in the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico. The simulator developed is hand-portable and…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- portable sprayers
- sloping land
- arid zones
- watersheds
- soil erosion
- design
- runoff
- rainfall simulators
- water quality
- infiltration
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThis study determined the impacts of fertilization and livestock grazing on infiltration rates and sediment production. Infiltration rates and sediment production varied across years, depending on…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- sediments
- fertilizer application
- stocking rate
- Bouteloua gracilis
- rangelands
- livestock
- grazing
- infiltration
- bulk density
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordAverage grazing lease prices as tabulated in the 1985 federal grazing fee review and evaluation study were found to be significantly different between some pricing regions of the study. Comparing the…Publication Date 1986-05-01
- fees
- grazing on public land
- aggregations
- data analysis
- statistical analysis
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordBetween 1915 and 1932, 104 permanent 1 × 1-m quadrats were established on grasslands of the Jornada Experimental Range in southern New Mexico. Primary- and secondary-dominant species were determined…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- plant ecological groups
- scleropogon brevifolius
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- deserts
- Hilaria mutica
- grasslands
- dominant species
- plant ecology
- ecological succession
- woody plants
- Poaceae
- range management
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordPlant nitrate (NO_3-N) uptake rates are often low in desert environments because soil nitrogen levels are typically low, and mineralization and nitrification of nitrogen is moisture-dependent. During…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- nitrate reductase
- Panicum coloratum
- enzyme activity
- nitrogen metabolism
- developmental stages
- nitrate nitrogen
- deserts
- leaf water content
- leaf water potential
- drought
- New Mexico
- water stress
- Library Collection RecordProtein supplementation is widely used to enhance the nutritional status of cattle on rangeland. The effects of protein supplementation on particulate and fluid passage rates, rumen fermentation, and…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- volatile fatty acids
- alfalfa pellets
- alfalfa
- alfalfa hay
- ammonium nitrogen
- cottonseed meal
- liveweight gain
- hay
- dietary supplements
- pH
- transit time
- protein supplements
- rumen fermentation
- rangelands
- grazing
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- Library Collection RecordMany studies have been made, and continue to be conducted, to determine infiltration rates and sediment production on rangelands. Most of these studies use small sample plots (<2 m2). This study…Publication Date 1987-05-01
- hydrology
- sediments
- soil erosion
- grasslands
- sampling
- rangelands
- infiltration
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThe objectives of this study were to determine the influence of short duration grazing, continuous grazing, and grazing exclusion on infiltration rates on 2 range sites in southcentral and…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- grazing time
- hydrology
- grazing experiments
- rangelands
- grazing
- infiltration
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordTwo aerial applications of 2,4,5-T [2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) acetic acid] were applied to 3,634 ha of mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa) dunelands in southern New Mexico. Herbicide…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- Coleoptera
- duneland
- tetralopha euphenella
- soil biology
- aerial spraying
- herbicide residues
- birds
- ecosystems
- 2,4,5-T
- arid zones
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- weight
- mammals
- cattle
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- forage
- Library Collection RecordPrincipal component analysis (PCA) was used to interpret secondary succession of pinyon-juniper stands after cabling or bulldozing. Soil types were used to separate 93 sample units into 3 groupings.…Publication Date 1987-01-01
- principal component analysis
- bulldozing
- cabling
- quercus undulata
- mechanical methods
- plant community analysis
- secondary succession
- pinyon-juniper
- ecological succession
- range management
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordPinyon (Pinus edulis Engelm.), one-seed juniper (Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.), and alligator juniper (J. deppeana Steud.) woodlands in southwestern New Mexico were thinned, were pushed with…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- Juniperus deppeana
- thinning
- Juniperus monosperma
- long term experiments
- Pinus edulis
- regenerative ability
- ecological succession
- woody plants
- woodlands
- plant density
- establishment
- New Mexico
- zero grazing
- Library Collection RecordLive and standing dead biomass, standing crop, and total nitrogen, within each component, were measured in a big sacaton (Sporobolus wrightii Monro) grassland in southeastern Arizona for 3 years to…Publication Date 1985-05-01
- Sporobolus wrightii
- Sporobolus
- soil
- biomass determination
- grasslands
- vegetation
- nitrogen content
- Texas
- grazing
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordFour field trials were conducted from early August to late October, 1982, on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) rangeland in south-central New Mexico to examine relationships among grazing season, diet…Publication Date 1985-11-01
- Bouteloua gracilis
- diets
- rumen fermentation
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- grazing
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- forage
- Library Collection RecordFour field trials were conducted from early August to late October, 1982, on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) rangeland in south-central New Mexico, to examine relationships among grazing season,…Publication Date 1985-11-01
- nutrients
- digestion
- digesta
- Bouteloua gracilis
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- grazing
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- forage
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordVarious rates of tebuthiuron pellets were aerially applied on rangelands in the Southwest to determine effects on noxious shrubs. Creosotebush (Larrea tridentata) and tarbush (Flourensia cernua)…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- arid zones
- tebuthiuron
- brush control
- woody plants
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordGreen needlegrass (Stipa viridula Trin.) is commonly used in range seedings and revegetation of disturbed lands in the northern Great Plains. This study was conducted to determine the influence of…Publication Date 1985-05-01
- Great Plains
- planting methods
- Soil Conservation Service
- plant materials center, bismarck, north dakota
- anatomy and morphology
- rooting
- Nassella viridula
- Canada
- seedlings
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordTerminal infiltration rates under sagebrush canopies were about 35% higher than interspace areas at 3 study sites in northern New Mexico. Differences in infiltration rates among strata may largely be…Publication Date 1986-03-01
- deserts
- sediments
- ground cover
- tebuthiuron
- brush control
- chemical control
- runoff
- vegetation
- Artemisia tridentata
- rangelands
- canopy
- infiltration
- New Mexico
- soil texture
- Library Collection RecordStudies were conducted in the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico, to determine the influence of juniper (Juniperus monosperma [Engelm.] Sarg.) canopy on understory vegetation. The basal area of grass…Publication Date 1985-07-01
- montane forests
- Juniperus monosperma
- shading
- ground cover plants
- plant community analysis
- canopy
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordNine esophageal-fistulated and 12 rumen-cannulated steers were randomly allotted to 3 equal supplement groups: cottonseed cake (CSC), ground, pelleted alfalfa hay (ALF), or no supplement (CON).…Publication Date 1985-05-01
- protein
- steers
- dietary supplements
- grazing
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of pinyon (Pinus edulis)-juniper (Juniperus spp.) treatments on rodent abundance, 13 to 18 years after treatment, were studied in southwestern New Mexico from 1981 to 1983. Treatments…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- shifting cultivation
- plant pests
- habitat destruction
- rodents
- ecological balance
- Pinus edulis
- woodlands
- Juniperus
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordDiet samples were collected from cows grazing a four-pasture, one-herd rotation system and a yearlong pasture. Differences in botanical content of the diet between the two systems was not consistent…Publication Date 1984-01-01
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThis study compared part-year confinement of cows with yearlong placement on rangeland and weaning calves in late May with regular weaning in mid-October. Weaning rates tended to be higher with part-…Publication Date 1984-03-01
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordLocoweed (Oxytropis sericea) poisoning was confirmed in 16 free-ranging elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) from northern New Mexico over a 5-year period, 1977-81. Clinical signs consistently seen were…Publication Date 1984-01-01
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThe purpose of this study was to evaluate vegetation, soils, infiltration rates, and sediment production as they relate to livestock exclusion, continuous heavy grazing, continuous moderate grazing,…Publication Date 1984-11-01
- bare ground
- hydrologic response
- Fort Stanton
- Livestock Exclusion
- Continuous Heavy Grazing
- Continuous Moderate Grazing
- Fort Stanton Experimental Range
- foliar cover
- standing biomass
- microrelief
- infiltration rates
- sediment production
- litter cover
- Rotation Grazing
- organic matter
- grazing management
- soil
- vegetation
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordPlanting trials in southern New Mexico with fourwing saltbush seeds on mesquite dunes and on shaded and nonshaded interdune areas during 3 successive years revealed that seedling emergence was always…Publication Date 1984-01-01
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordVegetation canopy cover on upland and lowland sites inside and outside a 22-year-old exclosure in big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata tridentata) range was evaluated by sampling for canopy cover. The…Publication Date 1983-07-01
- New Mexico
- Artemisia tridentata
- Library Collection RecordManipulation of Gambel oak for enhanced rangeland values must be in accord with ecological principles to ensure desired success. Failures in controlling Gambel oak have occurred because the growth…Publication Date 1983-05-01
- Utah
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Quercus gambelii
- brush problem species
- Library Collection RecordThis study was conducted in the greenhouse to determine the effect of limited irrigation of topsoiled sodic shaley spoil with water of various salinities on the emergence and growth of 2 native plant…Publication Date 1983-11-01
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to determine the interception by tarbush of artificially applied rainfall. Twelve tarbush shrubs were collected near Las Cruces in southern New Mexico to obtain a…Publication Date 1983-07-01
- New Mexico
- Flourensia cernua
- Library Collection RecordA glasshouse study was conducted to determine how nonfertilized and fertilized soils collected in creosotebush [Larrea tridentata (DC.) Cov.] communities would influence seedling leaf growth and…Publication Date 1983-11-01
- California
- Texas
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordOn the Jornada Experimental Range in southern New Mexico, 2 belt transects, 30.5 cm in width and totaling 2,188 m in length, were established in 1935 on 2 areas where honey mesquite (Prosopis…Publication Date 1983-05-01
- New Mexico
- Prosopis glandulosa
- grama
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- grazing resources
- Library Collection RecordWater absorption and retention by hard caliche nodules (rocks) collected from soils in southern New Mexico were determined. The rate of water uptake by the caliche rocks was rapid and water content…Publication Date 1983-11-01
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordOver a 3-year period, soil-plant systems of velvet mesquite and palo verde from the Sonoran Desert were sampled by standing crop, litter, and soil components and analyzed to describe the amount and…Publication Date 1982-07-01
- deserts
- New Mexico
- Prosopis juliflora
- Cerdicium floridum
- Sonoran Desert
- Library Collection RecordThis study evaluated 3 procedures for calculating dry weight composition of forage mixtures when microhistological analysis was used. Dividing the frequency of each species by the total frequencies…Publication Date 1982-11-01
- Calculation Procedures
- microhistological analysis
- Forage Mixtures
- weight composition
- dry weight
- evaluation
- density
- frequency
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordMesquite (Prosopis juliflora) is a major unwanted plant in the Southwest. This study evaluated the herbage responses obtained from various aerial applications of 2,4,5-T on mesquites in southern New…Publication Date 1983-03-01
- aerial spraying
- Prosopis juliflora
- 2,4,5-T
- weed control
- range management
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThe impact of the burrowing activity of the bannertail kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) on southern New Mexico desert rangelands was investigated. The study was conducted on black grama (…Publication Date 1982-11-01
- Sporobolus
- burrowing
- area
- foraging
- bannertail
- Kangaroo Rat
- bannertail
- Desert Rangelands
- Dipodomys spectabilis
- Dropseed
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- Prosopis glandulosa
- New Mexico State University College Ranch
- Mound Density
- black grama
- composition
- mesquite
- New Mexico
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