Herbage and seed from texan native perennial herbaceous legumes

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 643-651

  Muir, James P ^a   Taylor, Judy ^b   Interrante, Sindy M ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stephenville High School Biology Teacher   (United States)

^c TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbage nutritive value; Rangeland; Revegetation; Wildlife; Yield

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; LEGUME; RANGELAND; REVEGETATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDING;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA; ANIMALIA; DESMANTHUS; DESMANTHUS ILLINOENSIS; GALACTIA VOLUBILIS; LESPEDEZA; PISUM SATIVUM; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 29344447452     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/04-047.1     Document Type: Article

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