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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Crested Wheatgrass"”.
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A study of plant color in crested wheatgrass, Agrophron cristatum (L.) Gaertn
… There have been few inheritance studies in the wheatgrasses, partly because of a lack of distinctive characters. The presence of grey-green and bright-green spike colors in diploid crested wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum (L.) The frequencies of grey-green and bright-green plants in Fairway-type …
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The effect of perennial grass species on forage growth and quality, etiolated growth, animal performance and economics
… 2003, two 0.8 ha replicates each of ‘AC Goliath’ crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.), hybrid bromegrass, and ‘Courtenay’ tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) were seeded. A long established stand of crested wheatgrass acted as the control pasture. For 2003 established …
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Root Dynamics, Management Effects and Carbon Sequestration on Invaded and Native Semi-Arid Grasslands
… shoot responses to mowing and fertility in crested wheagtrass (Agropyron cristatum [L.] Gaerth) stands and native grasslands. Surprisingly, roots of both native and invaded grasslands were unaffected by mowing and N addition, despite significant changes in shoot mass in both vegetation …
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Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjomov), ecology and reproduction on five noncultivated grass hosts in high elevation environments
… aphid and predator collections were made from crested wheatgrass, intermediate wheatgrass, slender wheatgrass, western wheatgrass, and foxtail barley at 23 sites, between 1,829-2,743 min the Cache La Poudre River canyon, Larimer County, Colorado. Four suction traps were installed at 1,655, …
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Granivory and Granivores in Native Grasslands and Agropyron Cristatum Stands in the Northern Great Plains
Agropyron cristatum (crested wheatgrass) is a management concern in the northern Great Plains because of the low plant biodiversity and high stability in A. cristatum stands. Small consumers have the potential to contribute to A. cristatum invasion and stability through granivory and herbivory. …
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Effects of supplementing beef cows grazing forages with wheat-based dried distillers’ grains with solubles on animal performance, forage intake & rumen metabolism
… treatments. Cows were managed on stockpiled crested wheatgrass pasture (TDN=49.0, CP=7.3 (% DM)) in experiment one (EXP 1) and barley straw-chaff residue (TDN=45.4, CP=8.6 (% DM)) in experiment two (EXP 2). EXP 1 supplement treatments were (1) 100% DDGS (70:30 wheat:corn blend; DDGS); (2) …