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Soil-Moisture Retention and Snow-Holding Capacity as Affected by the Chemical Control of Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Leslie W. Sonder  and
Harold P. Alley
Leslie W. Sonder
Affiliation:
University of Wyoming, Plant Science Division
Harold P. Alley
Affiliation:
Plant Science Division, University of Wyoming, Laramie
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Control of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) with fire, chemicals, or mechanical means has long been recognized as an effective method for rangeland improvement. If this sagebrush is killed or weakened by some method of control, excellent stands of grass may be obtained if all conditions are favorable. Bohmont states that as the percentage of sagebrush control increases, the grass and grasslike species also increase.

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Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , January 1961 , pp. 27 - 35
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Copyright © 1961 Weed Science Society of America 

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