Establishment of warm-season grasses in summer and damage in winter under supplementary irrigation in a semi-arid environment at high elevation in western United States of America

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-48

  Robins, J G ^a   Jensen, K B ^a   Peel, M D ^a   Waldron, B L ^a  

^a USDA ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio energy; Herbage production; Semi arid environment; Stand frequency; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIOENERGY; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTIVAR; GRASS; IRRIGATION; PASTURE; SEMIARID REGION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 60349131253     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2008.00668.x     Document Type: Article

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