Estimating Ratios of Live and Dead Plant Material in Clipped Plots

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Author
Johnson, M. K.
Issue Date
1986-01-01
Keywords
Sorghum halepense
biomass determination
estimates
ratios
sampling
forage
dry matter

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Citation
Johnson, M. K. (1986). Estimating ratios of live and dead plant material in clipped plots. Journal of Range Management, 39(1), 90.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Journal
Journal of Range Management
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/645485
DOI
10.2307/3899696
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https://rangelands.org/
Abstract
Hand separation of live and dead material from clipped plots is tedious and relatively expensive. Live and dead plant materials are easily distinguished under a microscope and can be quickly quantified. After clipping and drying, a sample can be separated in about 10 minutes.
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text
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Language
en
ISSN
0022-409X
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