Previous grazing or clipping affects seed of Indian ricegrass

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-41

  Orodho, Apollo B ^a   Cuany, R L ^b   Trlica, M J ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Ecotypic variation; Germination; Oryzopsis hymenoides; Protection; Viability

Indexed keywords

CLIPPING; GRAZING; INDIAN RICEGRASS; SEED PRODUCTION;

CHACO CANYON; NEWMEXICO; USA;

ORYCOPSIS HYMENOIDES; POACEAE;

EID: 0031907660     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003561     Document Type: Article

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