scholarly journals Intermediate Pits Reduce Gamble in Range Seeding in the Southwest (Microrepresas Reducen los Riesgos en las Siembras de Pastizales en el Suroeste de los Estados Unidos)

1972 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Slayback ◽  
Clinton W. Renney
Keyword(s):  
Range Seeding

The South Dakota Method of Specifying Mixtures for Range Seeding

1960 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray P. Cox ◽  
Ralph S. Cole
Keyword(s):  
South Dakota ◽  
The South ◽  
Range Seeding

scholarly journals Influence of Range Seeding on Rodent Populations in the Interior of British Columbia

1984 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P. Sullivan ◽  
Druscilla S. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Rodent Populations ◽  
Range Seeding

A Method for Rating the Success of Range Seeding

1954 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald N. Hyder ◽  
Forrest A. Sneva
Keyword(s):  
Range Seeding

Soil Firming May Improve Range Seeding Operations

1955 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald N. Hyder ◽  
Forrest A. Sneva ◽  
W. A. Sawyer
Keyword(s):  
Range Seeding

Rye Nurse Crops in Range Seeding

Ecology ◽  
1946 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Stoddart
Keyword(s):  
Nurse Crops ◽  
Range Seeding

Paraquat for Range Seeding in Cismontane California

Weed Science ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burgess L. Kay ◽  
Richard E. Owen
Keyword(s):  
Weed Control ◽  
Trifolium Subterraneum ◽  
Heavy Duty ◽  
Plant Seeds ◽  
Spray System ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Single Disk ◽  
Shallow Soils ◽  
Water Holding ◽  
Range Seeding

A technique was developed for seeding rangelands which are too steep or too rocky to seed by current methods. Hardinggrass (Phalaris tuberosa L. var. stenoptera (Hack.) Hitchc.) and subclover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) were established by seeding immediately after spraying the resident vegetation with 1,1′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium ion (paraquat). Tested for seeding in sod were single-disk, double-disk, and hoe-type drill openers. The double disk was best adapted to the clay soils most common in the area. A heavy-duty rangeland drill was modified with custom-made, heavy, double-disk openers and equipped with a spray system which sprays either bands or full coverage. The resulting planter will kill weeds, plant seeds, and spread fertilizer any place where a crawler tractor can pull it. Weed-free bands of 6 and 12 inches were compared with full spray coverage. No hardinggrass was established without some weed control. In only 5 of 16 tests over a 5-year period was full-spray coverage superior to the 6-inch band. The 12-inch band or full spray may be preferable on shallow soils or soils of low water-holding capacity. Spraying helped establish subclover but, unlike with hardinggrass, was not critical. Grazing or mowing during the establishment period improved stands of both hardinggrass and subclover. Prolonged weed control made paraquat superior to cultivation by giving better weed control and a firmer seedbed.

Merits of native and introduced Triticeae grasses on semiarid rangelands

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. H. Asay ◽  
W. H. Horton ◽  
K. B. Jensen ◽  
A. J. Palazzo
Keyword(s):  
Summer Precipitation ◽  
Native Grasses ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Pascopyrum Smithii ◽  
Western Wheatgrass ◽  
Plant Persistence ◽  
Weedy Species ◽  
Water Limitations ◽  
Moisture Conditions ◽  
Range Seeding

Experiments were conducted on four semiarid range sites to compare stand establishment, productivity, and persistence of several introduced perennial Triticeae grasses with that of their native counterparts. On Intermountain sites with severe water limitations (< 300 mm), native grasses were more difficult to establish, less productive, and less persistent than the introduced grasses. Stands of native grasses declined most rapidly under defoliation. At locations where moisture conditions were more favorable, particularly where more summer precipitation occurred, native Triticeae grasses established and persisted relatively well compared with the introduced entries. Although difficult to establish, stands of the rhizomatous native, western wheatgrass [Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve] in creased during the seasons after establishment. Choice of plant materials to be used in range seeding programs should be based on objective criteria. To do otherwise will perpetuate degradation of soil resources, especially on sites that are dominated by weedy annual species such as cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and medusahead rye (Taeniatherum asperum). It is proposed that adapted introduced grasses be equally considered along with native grasses as a component of seed mixtures on environmentally harsh sites that have been burned, infested with competitive weedy species, or otherwise degraded. Key words: Grass breeding, revegetation, introduced grasses, Triticeae, cheatgrass, seedling vigor, plant persistence

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