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Causes Of Seeding Failure Within The Tooele Fire Rehabilitation Project In Northwestern Utah, Jeffrey S. Murphy
Causes Of Seeding Failure Within The Tooele Fire Rehabilitation Project In Northwestern Utah, Jeffrey S. Murphy
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The original purpose of this study was to examine the influences of ecological site, seeding method and planting season on rangeland seeding success within the Tooele Fire Rehabilitation Project (TFRP) in northwestern Utah. The major objective of the TFRP, designed by the USDI Bureau of Land Management, was to establish a permanent cover of 'Nordan' crested wheatgrass (Aqropyron desertorum (Fischer ex Link) Schultes), 'Luna' pubescent wheat grass (Thinopyrum intermedium ssp. barbulatum (Schur) Barkw. and D. R. Dewey) and 'Alkar' tall wheatqrass (Thinopyrum ponticum (Podp.) Barkw. and D. R. Dewey) on approximately 20,000 ha of rangeland burned by a wildfire in …