Soil Moisture Response to Spraying Big Sagebrush the Year of Treatment
Issue Date
1973-11-01Keywords
Year of TreatmentTreatment Date
Stratton Sagebrush Hydrology Study Area
Unsprayed
Nuttall
Loss
Moisture Depletion
Sprayed
vegetative growth
water contentsoil moisturesprayingbig sagebrushgrazing2,4-DWyomingArtemisia tridentata
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Sturges, D. L. (1973). Soil moisture response to spraying big sagebrush the year of treatment. Journal of Range Management, 26(6), 444-447.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3896983Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Spraying big sagebrush with 2,4-D in Wyoming reduced soil moisture loss 24% between June 24, the treatment date, and September 30. All of the reduction accrued by August 4, during the time of active vegetative growth. Moisture was measured to a 6-ft depth and 83% of the reduction was located in soil 2 to 6 ft deep.Type
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