Grazing date and frequency effects on prairie sandreed and sand bluestem

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 112-116

  Reece, Patrick E ^a   Brummer, Joe E ^a   Engel, Russell K ^a   Northup, Brian K ^a   Nichols, James T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Andropogon hallii; Calamovilfa longifolia; etiolated growth; grazing date; grazing frequency; rotational grazing; short duration grazing

Indexed keywords

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON HALLII; BOS TAURUS; CALAMOVILFA LONGIFOLIA;

EID: 0029787527     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002678     Document Type: Article

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