Cattle grazing as a biological control for broom snakeweed: Vegetation response

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-43

  Ralphs, Michael H ^a   Banks, Jeffery E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Forage allowance; Grazing pressure; Prescribed grazing

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOMASS; CATTLE; DICOTYLEDON; FORAGE; GRAZING; JUVENILE; PASTURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RANGELAND; SEEDLING; WEED CONTROL;

AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; BOS; GUTIERREZIA SAROTHRAE;

EID: 61949392670     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/08-047     Document Type: Article

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