Knowledge of the potential responses of forage plants to grazing by different classes of
livestock has application in grassland research and management. Cattle (Bos taurus) are …

Root growth responses to defoliation were observed in the field with an improved root
periscope technique, which is described. The grazing tolerant, Eurasian bunchgrass …

Axillary bud number, bud respiratory activity, and photosynthetic canopy re-establishment
after defoliation were determined for two bunchgrass species, Agropyron desertorum and …

NC pools per tiller were generally similar for clipped and un ipped plants of both species.
Nonstructural carbohydrate concentrations in crowns and roots did not relate to rate or totai …

Tiller demography and growth were determined for clipped and unclippedplants of crested
wheatgrass (Agropyron desertorum) and bluebunch wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata …

Cool‐season forage grasses have evolved, and continue to evolve, in natural ecosystems
subject to environmental factors both in the presence and absence of human influences. The …

Stocking rates and grazing strategies may alter botanical composition of rangeland
vegetation by altering frequency and intensity of defoliation of individual plant species. We …

Range management has been defined as the art and science of managing rangelands to
obtain the maximum sustained levels of production, consistent with conservation of the …

The 8llometric relationship between plant volume and pbytomass 01 crested wheatgrass
was studied for the 1981, 1983, and 1984 growing seasons in west-central Utah. Basal …

Removal of foliage from a plant must to some degree reduce the potential of plants to
compete and retain their status in the community. Yet, most plants can withstand some loss …