Density of bunches of native bluebunch wheatgrass and alien crested wheatgrass

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5152157

Rickard, W H

The density of bunches of bluebunch wheatgrass in a natural undisturbed stand averaged 3.28 per m/sup 2/ as compared to 2.96 per m/sup 2/ for a nearby stand of crested wheatgrass that was planted 30 years ago. Bunch density was similar in both stands indicating that spacing is a response to an environment deficient in soil water. Bunches of crested wheatgrass on the average weighed 3.5 times more than bunches of bluebunch wheatgrass and they also produced a greater weight of seedheads.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5152157
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-13526; ON: DE86015537
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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