Vegetative Response under Various Grazing Management Systems in the Edwards Plateau of Texas
Citation
Reardon, P. O., & Merrill, L. B. (1976). Vegetative response under various grazing management systems in the Edwards Plateau of Texas. Journal of Range Management, 29(3), 195-198.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3897273Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Forage production under five different grazing management schemes was compared after 20 years of treatment in the Edwards Plateau region of Texas. Results from this study showed that: (1) a more dense ground cover does not always result in higher forage production; (2) forage yields and litter accumulation were lower on a natural area than under deferred rotation or light grazing; (3) greatest amounts of decreaser plants were found in deferred rotation pastures; (4) natural areas have limited value in range research since they do not respond in comparative patterns; and (5) the 4-pasture deferred rotation system produced the most desirable livestock and wildlife habitat for the Edwards Plateau region of Texas.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3897273