Broom snakeweed control with fire on New Mexico blue grama rangeland

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 652-659

  Mcdaniel, K C ^a   Hart, C R ^b   Carroll, D B ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled burning; Fire heat; Fire temperature; Prescribed fire; Shortgrass prairie; Thermocouples; Weed control

Indexed keywords

BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; GUTIERREZIA SAROTHRAE;

EID: 0030806596     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003462     Document Type: Article

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