Issue Date
1968-03-01Keywords
fertilizer applicationdesert grasslands
Summer Rainy Season
management
Arizona
yields
responses
Time
black grama
Santa Rita Experimental Range
Bouteloua eriopoda
protein content
Grass Growth
Soil Moisture Conditions
Williams Ranch
Oven Dry
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Stroehlein, J. L., Ogden, P. R., & Billy, B. (1968). Time of fertilizer application on desert grasslands. Journal of Range Management, 21(2), 86-89.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3896361Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
In most fertilization studies on desert grasslands, little attention has been paid to soil moisture conditions at the time of application. Results have been highly variable and fertilization has not been accepted as an economical management practice. These studies were designed to determine if the time of application could be adjusted to soil moisture conditions in order to insure maximum response to fertilization. In general, fertilization of desert grasslands after the start of the summer rainy season gave best results in three of four sites studied. Applying fertilizer after soil moisture is present helps prevent fertilizer losses during a dry season. Maximum response to the fertilizer is assured because application is just prior to the time of the greatest demand for nutrients.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3896361