Grazing Nassella: Maintaining Purple Needlegrass in a Sea of Aggressive Annuals
Citation
George, M. R., Larson-Praplan, S., Doran, M., & Tate, K. W. (2013). Grazing Nassella: Maintaining Purple Needlegrass in a Sea of Aggressive Annuals. Rangelands, 35(2), 17-21.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
RangelandsAdditional Links
https://rangelands.orgAbstract
On the Ground • Purple needlegrass responds positively to early spring grazing that reduces competition from invasive annuals. • Rest during flowering allows for seed set and regrowth before soil moisture is depleted. • Dry season grazing can create a harsh soil surface microclimate during germination and seedling establishment of competing annuals the following year. • Purple needlegrass is not preferred by grazing livestock during the dry season, but high stock densities can increase its utilization.Type
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enISSN
0190-0528ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00077.1