Differences in soil water use by annual broomweed and grasses

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 200-206

  Yoder, Carolyn K ^a   Boutton, Thomas W ^b   Thurow, Thomas L ^b   Midwood, Andrew J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curylmesquite; Great Plains; Lysimeers; Sideoats grama; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BROOMWOOD; GRASS; RANGELAND; SOIL WATER USE;

AMPHIACHYRIS DRACUNCULOIDES; BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA; HILARIA BELANGERI; POACEAE;

EID: 0031938190     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003208     Document Type: Article

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