Rotation Burning: A Forage Management System for Longleaf Pine-Bluestem Ranges
Issue Date
1964-11-01Keywords
Heavy UseRotation Burning
Light Use
Cattle Weights
Pine Litter
Longleaf Pine
Palustris Experimental Forest
nutrient content
Nutritive Content
bluestemsVegetational ResponsesrangesForage ManagementGainsforage valuesvigorpalatabilityovergrazingLouisiana
Metadata
Show full item recordCitation
Duvall, V. L., & Whitaker, L. B. (1964). Rotation burning: A forage management system for longleaf pine-bluestem ranges. Journal of Range Management, 17(6), 322-326.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3895354Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
In a Louisiana test, heavy utilization during growing seasons following fires applied at 3-year intervals improved forage palatability and nutritive content; the ensuing 2 years of lighter use restored plant vigor. Burning also top-killed brush and aided herbage growth by removing pine litter. Cows with calves gained weight throughout the growing season on rotation-burned range.Type
textArticle