Desert Plants, Volume 7, Number 1 (1985)
ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Desert Plants is a unique botanical journal published by The University of Arizona for Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum. This journal is devoted to encouraging the appreciation of indigenous and adapted arid land plants. Desert Plants publishes a variety of manuscripts intended for amateur and professional desert plant enthusiasts. A few of the diverse topics covered include desert horticulture, landscape architecture, desert ecology, and history. First published in 1979, Desert Plants is currently published biannually with issues in June and December.
Digital access to this material is made possible by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum, and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona.
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- Editorial - The Importance of Grasses
- Cacti in the Living Plant Collection of the Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum
- Reviews
- The Page Ranch Story - Its Vegetative History and Management Implications
- Notes on Arizona Grasses
- Detection and Control of Sandblast Injury to Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis [Link] Schneider) Seedlings
- Damage to Mescal Bean (Sophora secundiflora) by a Pyralid Moth (Uresiphita reversalis)
Recent Submissions
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Damage to Mescal Bean (Sophora secundiflora) by a Pyralid Moth (Uresiphita reversalis)University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1985
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Detection and Control of Sandblast Injury to Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis [Link] Schneider) SeedlingsInjury to Jojoba seedlings and cuttings caused by windblown sand in the area of Ford Dry Lake, County of Riverside, California, is described. After wind erosion was reduced by a cover crop, some Jojoba seedlings were able to grow back despite having dead leaves and stems, or having their roots exposed up to 3 cm below the cotyledons. Barley was found to be successful in reducing sand movement in the field.
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ReviewsUniversity of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1985
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Editorial - The Importance of GrassesUniversity of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1985
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Desert Plants, Volume 7, Number 1 (1985)University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1985