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Increasing Warm-Season Native Grass Biomass Using Fire, Herbicide, And Nitrogen Applications, Sharon A. Clay, Alexander Smart, David E. Clay
Increasing Warm-Season Native Grass Biomass Using Fire, Herbicide, And Nitrogen Applications, Sharon A. Clay, Alexander Smart, David E. Clay
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The North American Great Plains tallgrass prairie was once a system of native cool and warm season grasses, which have been degraded by non-native invasive plants. Native grass restoration is highly desirable to improve ecosystem functions and productivity. In this two-year study, the impact of fire, herbicide, and nitrogen on productivity and the presence of invasive species [primarily the cool season grass, smooth brome (Bromus inermis Leyss.)] and native warm season native grass species [big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii Vitman), sideoats and blue grama (Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.), and B. gracilis (Willd. Ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths] were investigated. Spring fire …