Central dieback of the dryland bunchgrass Eragrostis curvula (weeping lovegrass) re-examined: The experimental clearance of tussock centres

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-78

  Wan, Changgui ^a   Sosebee, Ronald E ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bunchgrass; Central dieback; Clipping; Semi arid rangeland; Tiller demography; Tiller mortality; Warm season grass

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; DIEBACK; RECRUITMENT; TILLERING;

ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS CURVULA;

EID: 0033791795     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0654     Document Type: Article

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