. Challenges in forage and range research. Forage plants; Rangelands. The field on the right was cleared of sagebrush and seeded to crested wheatgrass and other grasses in 1950. This 1958 photograph shows little usable forage on the unimproved, native sagebrush range. The elevation at this Colorado location is 7,500 feet and the annual pre- cipitation is 12 inches. Band seeding of tall fescue and ladino clover at Beltsville, Md. Left, seed and fertilizer broadcast; right, seed banded in 8-inch rows with fertilizer banded 1 inch below seed. This experiment included rate of seeding and rate of a
. Challenges in forage and range research. Forage plants; Rangelands. The field on the right was cleared of sagebrush and seeded to crested wheatgrass and other grasses in 1950. This 1958 photograph shows little usable forage on the unimproved, native sagebrush range. The elevation at this Colorado location is 7,500 feet and the annual pre- cipitation is 12 inches. Band seeding of tall fescue and ladino clover at Beltsville, Md. Left, seed and fertilizer broadcast; right, seed banded in 8-inch rows with fertilizer banded 1 inch below seed. This experiment included rate of seeding and rate of applying Heat lamps simulate hot rangeland conditions in labora- tories at Las Cruces, I\. Mex. Survival ability of many different grasses planted in small plastic containers can be determined in a single test. 2«. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Agricultural Research Service. Forage and Range Research Branch. Washington, D. C. : Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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