Distribution and Control of Several Woody Plants in Texas and Oklahoma
Author
Allred, B. W.Issue Date
1949-01-01Keywords
invasionGrass Destruction
Competitive
Kerosene
Tree Dozer
Root Cutter
brush cutter
Brush Beater
Saws
Mowers
Clippers
Fore
biological methods
Ammate
sodium arsenite
ammonium sulfamate
cabling
woody plants
overuse
history
native grasses
brush invasion
range improvement
brush
spraying
distribution
grazing
mesquite
control
overgrazing
Oklahoma
brush control
Texas
2,4-D
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Allred, B. W. (1949). Distribution and control of several woody plants in Texas and Oklahoma. Journal of Range Management, 2(1), 17-29.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3893829Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Type
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0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3893829
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