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Establishment of Native Grass Seedlings Along a Topographic/Moisture Gradient in the Nebraska Sandhills
Author(s): M. A. Potvin
Month: Oct
Year: 1993
Journal: American Midland Naturalist
Volume: 130
Issue: 2
Pages: 248-261
Article Topic(s): Establishment methods,Competition,Irrigation
Research Setting(s): Sandhill
Species Referenced: Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass),
Abstract
Examines establishment methods of native grass seedlings, including Panicum virgatum and Sorghastrum nutans, in a Nebraska sandhill. Seedling survival was greatest in rototilled, irrigated treatments on a lowland site. Competition from existing vegetation limited establishment.Suggested Citation
M. A. Potvin. "Establishment of Native Grass Seedlings Along a Topographic/Moisture Gradient in the Nebraska Sandhills." American Midland Naturalist 130.2 (1993): 248-261.Go back