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Creator:: Sharp, Lee Ajax
Abstract:: Land useable for livestock grazing in the western United States is diminishing because of spreading municipalities, irrigation developments, highway construction, recreational demands and withdrawals. Concurrently, the demand for livestock and livestock products is increasing because of a rapidly growing population. As a result, production from the grazing land that remains...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . The frost free period ranged from 65 to 113 and averaged 93 days for the eleven years of the study

Creator:: Volland, Leonard A.
Abstract:: The study was conducted over approximately 191,000 acres in central Klamath County, Oregon. The research had three objectives: first, to describe and classify the seral and near-climax vegetation by using polyclimax principles; secondly, to determine the southern extension of five plant associations and one plant associes as previously described by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: collection of field data: Alex Smith, Charles Waldron, Keith Zobell, Douglas Shaw, Kenneth Eversole, and

Creator:: Lee, William O., 1911-
Abstract:: A study was conducted on German velvetgrass (Holcus mollis L.), a weedy, rhizomateous perennial grass introduced in the United States in relatively recent years, The purpose of this study was to learn more about its distribution, growth habits, and control under conditions found in Western Oregon. German velvetgrass infestations of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Research service, usDA for their assistance in rnaking graduate study possible and to Mr. Kenneth R. Beal

Creator:: Urness, Philip J.
Abstract:: Recent emphasis on range improvement of sagebrush-bunch-grass types in Oregon has underscored the need for better understanding of their importance to deer winter range management. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the impact of various sagebrush control practices on the composition, production, and utilization of deer forage plants...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . No frost -free growing season exists and consequently plants must be cold hardy as well as

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