Effects of Fertilization on a Mixed Stand of Cheatgrass and Intermediate Wheatgrass
Issue Date
1965-01-01Keywords
costmixed stand
Forage Increases
University of California Demonstration Range
Agropyron intermedium
intermediate wheatgrass
cheatgrass
ground cover
competition
precipitationforage productionsoil moisturegrazingBromus tectorumnitrogenfertilization
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Kay, B. L., & Evans, R. A. (1965). Effects of fertilization on a mixed stand of cheatgrass and intermediate wheatgrass. Journal of Range Management, 18(1), 7-11.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3895739Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Applied nitrogen increased competition between cheatgrass and intermediate wheatgrass for soil moisture and resulted in death of wheatgrass. Grazing further increased this effect. Forage increases occurred in two of four years but did not justify cost.Type
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