Early summer grazing effects on defoliation and tiller demography of prairie sandreed

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 447-453

  Cullan, Andrew P ^a   Reece, Patrick E ^a   Schacht, Walter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calamovilfa longifolia; Grazing pressure; Stocking rate; Tiller recruitment and mortality

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PRAIRIE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CALAMOVILFA LONGIFOLIA;

EID: 0032879154     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003771     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Aase, J.K. and J.R. Wight. 1973. Prairie sandreed (Calamovilfa longifolia): Water infiltration and use. J. Range Manage. 26:212-214.
2. Allen, D.R. and C.B. Marlow. 1994. Shoot population dynamics of beaked sedge following cattle grazing. J. Range Manage. 47:64-69.
3. Briske, D.D. and J.H. Richards. 1995. Plant response to defoliation: A physiologic, morphologic and demographic evaluation. In: Physiological ecology and developmental morphology. (Eds. D.J. Bedunah and R.E. Sosebee). Soc. Range Manage. Denver, Colo.
4. Butler, J.L. and D.D. Briske. 1988. Population structure and tiller demography of the bunchgrass Schizachyrium scoparium in response to herbivory. Oikos 51:306-312.
5. Crider, F.J. 1955. Root-growth stoppage resulting from defoliation of grass. USDA Tech. Bull. 1102, Washington, D.C.
6. Cullan, A.P. 1998. Grazing date by stocking rate effects on prairie sandreed. M.S. Thesis. University of Nebraska. Lincoln, Nebr.
7. Derner, J.D., R.L. Gillen, F.T. McCollum, and K.W. Tate. 1994. Little bluestem tiller defoliation patterns under continuous and rotational grazing. J. Range Manage. 47:220-225.
8. Engel, R.K., J.T. Nichols, J.L. Dodd, and J.E. Brummer. 1998. Root and shoot responses of sand bluestem to defoliation. J. Range Manage. 51:42-46.
9. Gillen, R.L., F.T. McCollum, and J.E. Brummer. 1990. Tiller defoliation patterns under short duration grazing in tallgrass prairie. J. Range Manage. 43:95-99.
10. Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Atlas of the flora of the Great Plains. T.M. Barkley (ed.). Iowa State Univ. Press. Ames, Iowa.
11. Hart, R.H. and E.F. Balla. 1982. Forage production and removal from western and crested wheatgrass under grazing. J. Range Manage. 35:362-366.
12. Hart, R.H., E.F. Balla, and J.W. Waggoner, Jr. 1983. Gains of steers and calves grazing crested wheatgrass. J. Range Manage. 36:483-484.
13. Hart, R.H., S. Clapp, and P.S. Test. 1993. Grazing strategies, stocking rates and frequency and intensity of grazing on western wheatgrass and blue grama. J. Range Manage. 46:122-126.
14. Hart, R.H., M.J. Samuel, P.S. Test, and M.A. Smith. 1988a. Cattle, vegetation, and economic responses to grazing systems and grazing pressure. J. Range Manage. 41:282-286.
15. Hart, R.H., J.W. Waggoner, Jr., T.G. Dunn, C.C. Kaltenbach, and L.D. Adams. 1988b. Optimal stocking rate for cow-calf enterprises on native range and complementary improved pastures. J. Range Manage. 41:435-441.
16. Heady, H.F. 1984. Concepts and principles underlying grazing systems, p. 885-902. In: Developing strategies for rangeland management. Nat. Acad. Sci. Westview Press, Boulder, Colo.
17. Hendrickson, J.R., L.E. Moser, K.J. Moore, and S.S. Waller. 1997. Leaf nutritive values related to tiller development in warm-season grasses. J. Range Manage. 50:116-122.
18. Jensen, H.P., R.L. Gillen, and F.T. McCollum. 1990. Effects of herbage allowance on defoliation patterns on tallgrass prairie. J. Range Manage. 43:401-406.
19. Launchbaugh, J.L. 1967. Vegetation relationships associated with intensity of summer grazing on a clay upland site in the Kansas 20-to 24-inch precipitation zone. Kansas Agr. Exp. Sta. Tech. Bull. 154.
20. Lodge, R.W. 1963. Complementary grazing systems for Sandhills of the northern Great Plains. J. Range Manage. 16:240-244.
21. Manley, W.A., R.H. Hart, M.J. Samuel, M.A. Smith, J.W. Waggoner, Jr., and J.T. Manley. 1997. Vegetation, cattle, and economic responses to grazing strategies and pressures. J. Range Mange. 50:638-646.
22. Maun, M.A. 1985. Population biology of Ammophila breviligulata and Calamovilfa longifolia on Lake Huron sand dunes. I. Habitat, growth form, reproduction and establishment. Can. J. Bot. 63:113-124.
23. McCollum, F.T., R.L. Gillen, D.M. Engle, and G.W. Horn. 1990. Stocker cattle performance and vegetation response to intensive-early stocking of Cross Timbers rangeland. J. Range Manage. 43:99-103.
24. Mullahey, J.J., S.S. Waller, and L.E. Moser. 1991. Defoliation effects on yield and bud and tiller numbers of two Sandhills grasses. J. Range Manage. 44:241-245.
25. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1996. Climatology data (Nebraska). Asheville, N.C.
26. Nichols, J.T., P.N. Jensen, and J. Stubbendieck. 1984. Range judging handbook for Nebraska. Ext. Circ. 84-109. Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebr.
27. Northup, B.K. 1993. Utilization of native forages of the Nebraska Sandhills by yearling cattle. Ph.D. Diss. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebr.
28. Northup, B.K. and J.T. Nichols. 1998. Relationship between physical and chemical characteristics of 3 Sandhills grasses. J. Range Manage. 51:353-360.
29. Ortega, I.M., S. Soltero-Gardea, D.L. Drawe, and F.C. Bryant. 1997. Evaluating grazing strategies for cattle: Nutrition of cattle and deer. J. Range Manage. 50:631-637.
30. Ralphs, M.H., M.M. Kothmann, and C.A. Taylor. 1990. Vegetation response to increased stocking rates in short-duration grazing. J. Range Manage. 43:104-108.
31. Reece, P.E., J.E. Brummer, R.K. Engel, B.K. Northup, and J.T. Nichols. 1996. Grazing date and frequency effects on prairie sandreed and sand bluestem. J. Range Manage. 49:112-116.
32. Ryle, C.J.A. and C.E. Powell. 1975. Defoliation and regrowth in the graminaceous plant: The role of current assimilate. Ann. Bot. 39:297-310.
33. SAS. 1985. User's guide: Statistics. Version 5 Edition. SAS Inst., Inc. Cary, N.C.
34. Smith, E.F. and C.E. Owensby. 1978. Intensive-early stocking and season-long stocking of Kansas Flint Hills range. J. Range Manage. 31:14-17.
35. Stout, D.G. and B. Brooke. 1985. Rhizomes and roots below clipped pinegrass tillers have a higher percent carbohydrate when attached to other nonclipped tillers. J. Range Manage. 38:276-277.
36. Taylor, C.A., Jr., M.H. Ralphs, and M.M. Kothmann. 1997. Technical note: Vegetation response to increasing stocking rate under rotational stocking. J. Range Manage. 50:439-442.
37. Volesky, J.D., W.H. Schacht, and P.E. Reece. 1999. Leaf area index, visual obstruction, and standing crop relationships on Nebraska Sandhills Rangeland. J. Range Manage. 52:494-499.
38. Weaver, J.E. 1965. Native vegetation of Nebraska. University of Nebraska Press. Lincoln, Nebr.
39. Welch, T.G. 1968. Carbohydrate reserves of sand reedgrass under different grazing intensities. J. Range Manage. 21:216-220.
40. Willms, W.D., S. Smoliak, and G.B. Schaalje. 1986. Cattle weight gains in relation to stocking rate on rough fescue grassland. J. Range Manage. 39:182-187.
41. Zhang, J. and J.T. Romo. 1995. Impact of defoliation on tiller production and survival in northern wheatgrass. J. Range Manage. 48:115-120.