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Effects Of Season, Spacing And Intensity Of Seeding On Emergence And Survival Of Four Wheatgrass Species In Central Utah, Edwin B. Abbott

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Rehabilitation of deteriorated and abused range lands is being accomplished with greater success each year by the aid of better methods of seeding which include seedbed preparation, intensities of seeding, implements for planting and improved methods of eliminating competition. Much more information is needed, however, in order to recommend suitable methods and species for seeding various vegetation types and sones with reasonable reliability. Throughout the arid and semi-arid range lands, moisture is the principal factor limiting satisfactory seedling establishment. Special attention should therefore be given to more efficient utilization of the moisture supply. Closely related species or species with similar …