Can abundant summer precipitation counter losses in herbage production caused by spring drought?

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 392-399

  Heitschmidt, R K ^a   Vermeire, L T ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought management; Forage quality; Grassland; Northern Great Plains; Primary production; Soil water; Species composition

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; GROWTH RATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPRING (SEASON); SUMMER; VEGETATION;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

BOUTELOUA GRACILIS;

EID: 33746894083     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/05-164R2.1     Document Type: Article

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