Root and Shoot Growth of Five Range Grasses
Issue Date
1967-05-01Keywords
weightsShoot
Root
Stillwater
Five
Kaw Big Bluestem
Caddo switchgrass
Western Indiangrass
Coronado sideoats grama
ratiosinflorescencesLeaf StagesTillering Stagesrhizomeslittle bluestememergenceRange GrassesgrowthSorghastrum nutansPanicum virgatumOklahoma
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Dalrymple, R. L., & Dwyer, D. D. (1967). Root and shoot growth of five range grasses. Journal of Range Management, 20(3), 141-145.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3895793Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Five range grasses were studied at relatively young ages. Sideoats grama had the most rapid root and shoot increase and produced the most quantity. Root growth of all species was initially rapid. Root: shoot ratios were consistently above 1.0 for all grasses.Type
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