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Can Repeated Burning Of Cheatgrass Dominate Rangelands Be Used To Restore Sagebrush Steppe? |
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Many studies have shown that cheatgrass growth is inhibited with nitrogen availability. Other studies have shown that fire causes the volatilization of nearly all nitrogen in the material that is burned. In this study, we are investigating the possibility of inhibiting cheatgrass through repeated burning of it, thereby reducing nitrogen availability over the long term.
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Dale Johnson, Department of
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
Silver and blue make green at new greenhouses
The new $6.2 million greenhouse complex off Valley Road, offers impressive accommodations for the college’s environmental research, each of the six greenhouses is 96 feet long and 30 feet wide. The buildings are anchored to a 12,000-square-foot headhouse.
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