Recent research demonstrated that mid-or late-summer prescribed fires can be employed to manage sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) infestations in the Kansas Flint Hills. The …
S Ogden, DA Haukos, KC Olson, J Lemmon… - The American Midland …, 2019 - BioOne
Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) is a high-tannin, late-season invasive forb species that reduces biodiversity in tallgrass prairie ecosystems. The largest tallgrass prairie …
JE Lemmon, WH Fick, JA Alexander… - Translational Animal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Mature ewes were used in a 4-yr study to evaluate effects of intensive late-season sheep grazing on vigor of sericea lespedeza in native tallgrass prairie. Pastures (N= 8; 31±3.6 ha) …
CA Sowers, GA Gatson, JD Wolf, WH Fick… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Awareness of herbivore diet composition is an essential element of rangeland stewardship. Objectives of our experiment were to characterize diet selection by yearling steers and …
A 6-yr experiment was conducted to determine the effects of prescribed-fire season on stocker cattle growth performance and rangeland plant community characteristics in the …
The largest intact remnant of the tallgrass prairie, the Flint Hills ecoregion, is currently under threat from the invasive weed sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata [Dumont] G. Don; SL) …
MATERIALS AND METHODS The Kansas State University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee reviewed and approved all animal handling and animal care practices used …
ZM Duncan, AJ Tajchman, J Lemmon… - … strategies for growing … - krex.k-state.edu
A six-year experiment was conducted to determine the effects of prescribed-fire season on stocker cattle growth performance and rangeland plant community characteristics in the …
MATERIALS AND METHODS The Kansas State University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee reviewed and approved all animal handling and animal care practices used …