Using growing-season precipitation to predict crested wheatgrass yields

Pat O. Currie; Geraldine Peterson

doi:10.2307/3895721

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Using growing-season precipitation to predict crested wheatgrass yields

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Authors:

Pat O. Currie, Geraldine Peterson

Year:

1966

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2307/3895721

Source:

Journal of Range Management. 19(5): 284-288.

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Abstract

Forage available for use by livestock varies with the season in which ranges are used. Specific precipitation patterns accounted for 87% or more of the variation in forage yields of crested wheatgrass grazed at different seasons in the Front Range of Colorado. Rainfall in April determined forage yields of ranges grazed in the spring; May and July rainfall determined forage yields for fall-grazed ranges. Expected forage yields and stocking rates can therefore be predicted from precipitation measurements.

Keywords

forage, livestock, range management, rainfall, crested wheatgrass

Citation

Currie, Pat O.; Peterson, Geraldine. 1966. Using growing-season precipitation to predict crested wheatgrass yields. Journal of Range Management. 19(5): 284-288.