Harvest frequency and burning effects on monocultures of 3 warm-season grasses

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-162

  Cuomo, Gregory J ^a   Anderson, Bruce E ^a   Young, Linda J ^a   Wilhelm, Wallace W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Andropogon gerardii; Panicum virgatum; Soil moisture; Sorghastrum nutans; yield

Indexed keywords

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE; SORGHASTRUM; SORGHASTRUM NUTANS;

HARVEST FREQUENCY; MONOCULTURE;

EID: 0030469861     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002687     Document Type: Article

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