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- Library Collection RecordMillions of hectares of sagebrush (Artemisia L.) plant communities have been degraded by past improper management, resulting in dense sagebrush stands with depleted herbaceous understories. Rest from…Publication Date 2016
- Artemisia tridentata
- defoliation
- herbivory
- livestock grazing
- recovery
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordMillions of hectares of sagebrush (Artemisia L.) plant communities have been degraded by past improper management, resulting in dense sagebrush stands with depleted herbaceous understories. Rest from…Publication Date 2016
- Artemisia tridentata
- defoliation
- herbivory
- livestock grazing
- recovery
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of summer-to-winter simulated grazing management factors, namely defoliation interval (INT: 21, 42, 56 or 84 d), defoliation height (DH: 2·7, 3·6, 5·3 or 6·0 cm) and final defoliation…Publication Date 2014
- grazing
- management
- plant production
- fodder production
- pastures
- white clover
- perennial ryegrass
- defoliation
- Interval
- height
- closing date
- Ireland
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Purple needlegrass responds positively to early spring grazing that reduces competition from invasive annuals. • Rest during flowering allows for seed set and regrowth before soil…Publication Date 2013-04-01
- native grass
- purple needlegrass
- defoliation
- clipping
- tillering
- regrowth
- Library Collection RecordThe study evaluated the plasticity of Chloris gayana Kunth cv. Fine Cut to defoliation in terms of tiller size/density compensation (SDC). Twelve mini-swards were grown in a greenhouse under non-…Publication Date 2012
- defoliation
- size/density compensation
- tiller leaf area/volume ratio
- tiller population density
- phenotypic plasticity
- Rhodes grass
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- defoliation
- sheep
- autumn
- grassland management
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- Feed grasses
- Stylosanthes
- pastures
- defoliation
- Stylosanthes
- Stylosanthes
- Library Collection RecordHistorically, fire occurred throughout the year in the Great Plains, but current fire prescriptions are generally limited to the dormant season because of concerns for potential damage to fire-…Publication Date 2011-01-01
- burning
- defoliation
- mortality
- productivity
- pyric herbivory
- regrowth
- root growth
- Library Collection RecordSmooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis Leyss.), meadow bromegrass (Bromus riparius Rehm.) and hybrid bromegrass (B. riparius x B. inermis) are widely used for hay and pasture in temperate regions of the…Publication Date 2011
- pastures
- plant production
- management
- plant physiology
- grasses
- Bromegrass
- defoliation
- etiolated regrowth
- remobilization of stored reserves
- Saskatoon
- Canada
- Library Collection Record1. aged and natural ecosystems, herbivory can have a major impact on plant growth. Defoliation and shoot removal reduce the photosynthetic capacity of plants and are also thought to reduce allocation…Publication Date 2010
- fertiliser
- ecosystem ecology
- invertebrates
- arbuscular myccorrhyiza
- clipping
- defoliation
- ectomycorrhiza
- grazing
- insect herbivory
- land use
- meta-analysis
- mowing
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- grazing intensity
- defoliation
- trampling
- regrowth
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordIntensive mowing has contributed to the loss of some climax grasses in Texas highway rights-of-way. The overall objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different mowing heights and…Publication Date 2004-09-01
- defoliation
- total non-structural carbohydrates (TNC)
- blue grama
- Bouteloua gracilis
- silver bluestem
- Bothriochloa saccharoides
- Library Collection RecordStipa clarazii, Ball. has been shown to be more tolerant to defoliation and a superior competitor to S. tenuis Philo and S. ambigua Speg. 3 perennial grasses native to semiarid rangelands in central…Publication Date 2004-01-01
- competitive ability
- defoliation
- 15N
- perennial grasses
- uptake rate
- Library Collection RecordCommunity-level (per unit area) and individual tiller reproductive biomass inside and outside of long-term exclosures on the northern winter range of Yellowstone National Park, USA were compared.…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- Yellowstone National Park
- bison
- seed productivity
- Cervus elaphus
- winter
- Antilocapra americana
- tillering
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- defoliation
- literature reviews
- grasses
- grasslands
- ungulates
- grazing
- clipping
- seed production and yield
- Yellowstone National Park
- literature reviews
- Library Collection RecordWildfires commonly occur in the Fescue Prairie of Alberta, but little information exists to provide a basis for making grazing recommendations after burning. A wildfire in April 1999 provided an…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- seasonal development
- flowering
- grazing management
- Festuca altaica
- primary productivity
- harvest date
- Festuca campestris
- fire ecology
- Alberta
- tillering
- precipitation
- biomass
- range management
- defoliation
- defoliation intensity
- deferment
- etiolated growth
- herbage yields
- resilience
- tillers
- Library Collection RecordHoney mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.) is a problem plant in much of the southwestern USA because it reduces forage production for livestock, interferes with livestock handling and reduces off-…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- top kill
- basal sprouting
- root-kill
- apical dominance
- aerial spraying
- woody weeds
- herbicide mixtures
- leaf area
- leaves
- clopyralid
- canopy gaps
- Prosopis glandulosa
- triclopyr
- multiple land use
- brush control
- shoots
- mortality
- plant communities
- Texas
- range management
- plant competition
- defoliation
- brush management
- brush sculpting
- canopy cover
- multiple use
- Prosopis glandulosa
- shrubs
- triclopyr
- woody plants
- Library Collection RecordEffects of the timing and frequency of defoliation under different levels of soil water availability were evaluated on bud metabolic activity and subsequent outgrowth in the desirable (i.e.,…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- Nassella
- Stipa clarazii
- nassella tenuis
- buds
- Stipa tenuis
- Stipa gynerioides
- semiarid grasslands
- viability
- perennials
- tillering
- semiarid zones
- phenology
- Argentina
- defoliation
- Stipa
- water stress
- maturity stage
- Stipa clarazii
- Stipa tenuis
- Stipa gynerioides
- bud metabolic activity
- bud outgrowth
- water stress
- defoliation
- perennial grasses
- semiarid Argentina
- Library Collection RecordPerennial forage grasses in the Northern Great Plains are often grazed under water-limiting conditions. The effects of defoliation and soil moisture dynamics on herbage yield, tiller recruitment and…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- axillary buds
- grazing tolerance
- buds
- Elytrigia intermedia subsp. intermedia
- Psathyrostachys juncea
- tolerance
- species differences
- tillering
- tillers
- biomass production
- introduced species
- defoliation
- soil water
- water stress
- Psathyrostachys juncea
- (Thinopyrum intermedium)
- biomass
- Tiller recruitment
- axillary buds
- Library Collection RecordUtilization of plant above ground biomass has continued to be a critical yet difficult assessment in rangeland monitoring. Shrub size and woody structure further compound the measurement of shrub…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- aerial photography
- reflectance
- methodology
- leaves
- evaluation
- image analysis
- remote sensing
- shrubs
- defoliation
- Utah
- browsing
- grazing
- remote sensing
- vegetation inventory
- photography
- Library Collection RecordThe anti-quality effects of the major groups of insects that utilize rangeland plants for food is discussed. The biology, ecology, geographical distribution and economic thresholds of grasshoppers,…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- rangelands
- insect pests
- nutritive value
- defoliation
- quality
- ecology
- Pogonomyrmex
- geographical distribution
- Orthoptera
- pasture plants
- literature reviews
- pest control
- biology
- pest management
- Lepidoptera
- Miridae
- grasshoppers
- hemilenca oliviae
- grasshoppers
- harvester ants
- range caterpillar
- big eyed bugs
- rangeland insects
- 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 2000-12-01
- Agropyron desertorum
- Agropyron
- defoliation
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) management may be enhanced by integrating strategies that stimulate and maintain competitive grasses. The objective of this study was to determine if…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- NPK fertilizers
- ground cover
- weed control
- plant density
- picloram
- Centaurea maculosa
- application rates
- biomass
- botanical composition
- Montana
- defoliation
- grazing
- simulation
- Centaurea maculosa
- integrated weed management
- grass defoliation
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordGrazing strategies should be designed to maintain vigorous populations of plant species critical for livestock production, wildlife habitat, and/or ecosystem functions. Treatments consisting of 5- to…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- early summer
- timing
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- Calamovilfa longifolia
- Andropogon hallii
- sandy soils
- mortality
- stocking rate
- selective grazing
- Nebraska
- rotational grazing
- summer
- tillers
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- botanical composition
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordSpring livestock grazing has been suggested as a tool to improve winter forage quality of bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum [Pursh] Scribn. & Smith). Impacts on plant vigor and survival…Publication Date 1998-09-01
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- basal area
- Cervus elaphus
- winter
- spring
- cattle
- phenology
- defoliation
- grazing
- maturity stage
- Library Collection RecordGreenhouse and field experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of hand defoliation of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr) before herbicide application on herbicide efficacy. In the…Publication Date 1998-07-01
- greenhouse production
- field experimentation
- clopyralid
- Prosopis glandulosa
- triclopyr
- mortality
- defoliation
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordThree species of rough fescue, alpine rough fescue (Festuca altaica Trin.), mountain rough fescue (F. campestris Rydb.), and plains rough fescue (F. hallii (Vasey) Piper) were grown for 12 weeks…Publication Date 1998-07-01
- Yukon Territory
- Festuca hallii
- Festuca altaica
- leaf area
- roots
- Festuca campestris
- shoots
- ambient temperature
- Alberta
- harvesting frequency
- tillers
- biomass production
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordAlthough Thurber needlegrass (Stipa thurberiana Piper) is an important component of Palouse, sagebrush:steppe, and pine:forest rangelands, little is known of its qualitative and quantitative…Publication Date 1998-05-01
- harvest date
- Achnatherum thurberianum
- protein content
- fiber content
- regrowth
- Oregon
- biomass
- phenology
- seasonal variation
- nutritive value
- defoliation
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordAlthough defoliation is known to affect root growth in range plants, little information is available concerning the effect of defoliation on root architecture and its relationship to root…Publication Date 1998-03-01
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- Agropyron desertorum
- root systems
- Bromus tectorum
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordMonitoring shrubland vegetation change is important to rangeland assessment. Methods used to document shrubs vary with the intended use of information and the unit of observation. This study…Publication Date 1998-03-01
- volume
- Krascheninnikovia lanata
- Bouteloua gracilis
- grazing intensity
- plant communities
- plant density
- defoliation
- canopy
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordFreezing temperatures in winter were hypothesized to be a major cause of mortality of tillers following defoliation of northern wheatgrass (Agropyron dasystachyum [Hook.] Scribn., syn. Elymus…Publication Date 1998-01-01
- winter hardiness
- mowing
- Elymus lanceolatus
- harvest date
- ambient temperature
- Saskatchewan
- mortality
- duration
- weight
- tillers
- biomass production
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordPrevious heavy grazing for more than 50 years, compared with protection from livestock grazing, in the semi-arid area of Chaco Canyon in the southwestern United States did not result in any…Publication Date 1998-01-01
- recalcitrant seeds
- genetic change
- strain differences
- Achnatherum hymenoides
- scarification
- viability
- frequency
- seed weight
- seed productivity
- cultivars
- seed germination
- seed dormancy
- defoliation
- grazing
- New Mexico
- Colorado
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge of root response, as well as shoot response, to defoliation is needed to manage grasslands in environments where water and/or nutrients are limiting. The objective of this study was to…Publication Date 1998-01-01
- area
- rhizomes
- roots
- carbohydrates
- Andropogon
- shoots
- root systems
- rain
- length
- Nebraska
- weight
- tillering
- xylem water potential
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordAlthough defoliation is known to affect root growth in range plants, little information is available concerning the effect of defoliation on root architecture and its relationship to root…Publication Date 1998
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- Agropyron desertorum
- root systems
- Bromus tectorum
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordWe tested the hypothesis that prior grazing history would influence the defoliation responses of Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis) growing in a common garden environment. Plants were taken from a…Publication Date 1997-05-01
- Festuca idahoensis
- stomata
- transpiration
- photosynthesis
- gas exchange
- xylem water potential
- defoliation
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordDeveloping rangeland management strategies to minimize spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) invasion will require understanding the effects of intensity, frequency, and season of grazing on…Publication Date 1997-05-01
- Festuca idahoensis
- crop-weed competition
- shoots
- cutting frequency
- weight
- soil water content
- Centaurea maculosa
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordDiffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa Lam.), an invasive weed, has reduced forage production and biodiversity, and increased soil erosion on over a million hectares of rangeland in the western United…Publication Date 1997-01-01
- Hesperostipa comata
- Centaurea diffusa
- wind
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- sowing
- crop-weed competition
- ambient temperature
- invasion
- Agropyron cristatum
- rain
- Washington
- biomass
- range management
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordMost economic assessments of grasshopper damage are based on how much plant tissue insects consume or destroy without considering factors that influence the ability of individual plants and…Publication Date 1996-11-01
- Aulocara elliotti
- Cyperaceae
- timing
- ambient temperature
- rain
- forbs
- Bouteloua gracilis
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- insect pests
- defoliation
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordGrass shoots after defoliation can be supplied with the nitrogen required for regrowth by either root uptake or remobilization of stores. Whilst it is accepted that after a single defoliation…Publication Date 1996-09-01
- Lolium perenne
- clipping
- Festuca rubra
- Agrostis castellana
- Poa trivialis
- leaves
- roots
- nutrient availability
- shoots
- nutrient uptake
- growth
- nitrogen content
- defoliation
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordLivestock have been a key factor in the development of civilization, but what will their role be in the future and how should the science of rangeland management change to meet the challenges of the…Publication Date 1995-07-01
- interdisciplinary research
- adverse effects
- environmental impact
- stocking rate
- selective grazing
- rotational grazing
- range management
- defoliation
- literature reviews
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordGrazing distribution and grass utilization was evaluated in intensively managed fields in the southern Aspen Parkland near Kirriemuir, Alberta. Three fields, 130 ha in size (with dimensions .4 X 3.2…Publication Date 1995-07-01
- distance travelled
- circadian rhythm
- Alberta
- water
- stocking rate
- grazing behavior
- defoliation
- grazing
- beef cattle
- Library Collection RecordThe sequence of species selection over the grazing period directly determines the effectiveness of different grazing systems. Knowledge of this sequence is also important in understanding the plant-…Publication Date 1995-07-01
- Tristachya
- tirstachya leucothrix
- Themeda triandra
- Eragrostis plana
- Hyparrhenia hirta
- South Africa
- veld
- tillers
- sheep
- cattle
- range management
- botanical composition
- defoliation
- grazing
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordAn observed increase in winterfat (Ceratoides lanata (Pursh) J.T. Howell) on ungrazed rangeland suggests that this shrub may potentially be an important forage resource in the Northern Mixed Prairie…Publication Date 1995-05-01
- Saskatchewan
- rain
- Krascheninnikovia lanata
- growth
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordAlthough northern wheatgrass (Agropyron dasystachyum (Hook.) Scribn.) is a dominant or co-dominant species that decreases under grazing in northern Mixed Prairie, little is known about its response…Publication Date 1995-03-01
- Elymus lanceolatus
- frequency
- Saskatchewan
- perennials
- mortality
- tillering
- prairies
- plant litter
- defoliation
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordRiparian areas have not responded consistently to grazing systems, suggesting that more knowledge is needed to explain how different areas respond to specific stresses. Several studies were conducted…Publication Date 1995-01-01
- biogeochemical cycles
- streams
- Alopecurus pratensis
- Agrostis stolonifera
- Carex
- riparian buffers
- grazing experiments
- Idaho
- Oregon
- growth rate
- biomass production
- defoliation
- soil compaction
- altitude
- Library Collection RecordA defoliation study was conducted on a fair condition, clayey range site that is potentially dominated by northern wheatgrass (Agropyron dasystachyum (Hook.) Scribn.) in south-central Saskatchewan.…Publication Date 1994-07-01
- Elymus lanceolatus
- leaves
- roots
- Saskatchewan
- biomass production
- rangelands
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordDefoliation patterns of little bluestem [Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash] on tallgrass prairie were compared using continuous and rotational grazing systems on six 24-ha pastures for each…Publication Date 1994-05-01
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- controlled grazing
- prediction
- rain
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- Oklahoma
- tillers
- plant competition
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordEffects of defoliating bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum [Pursh] Scribn. & Smith) to increase the quality of regrowth available on Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni Bailey) winter…Publication Date 1994-05-01
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- Cervus elaphus
- chemical composition
- spring
- regrowth
- Oregon
- in vitro digestibility
- nutritive value
- defoliation
- forage
- maturity stage
- Library Collection RecordAn investigation was conducted to characterize the intensity and frequency of tiller defoliation in 'Plains' Old World bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng) under frontal, continuous…Publication Date 1994-05-01
- frequency
- tussock grasslands
- Bothriochloa ischaemum
- stocking rate
- tillers
- grazing intensity
- browsing damage
- cattle
- defoliation
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordWe studied the effect of cattle grazing on shoot density and flux in 4 southwest Montana beaked sedge (Carex rostrata ex With.) stands for 2 years. Forty plots were protected and 40 plots were grazed…Publication Date 1994-01-01
- shoots
- Carex rostrata
- population dynamics
- cattle feeding
- Montana
- defoliation
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordGrazing trials were conducted in north and south-central Oklahoma throughout the growing season of 1989 and 1990 in an attempt to explain live herbage accumulation rate of tallgrass prairie as a…Publication Date 1994-01-01
- effects
- meteorological data
- regrowth
- Oklahoma
- prairies
- defoliation
- grazing
- forage