Abstract
Objective: The objective was to document the effects of late-summer prescribed fire on soil cover, botanical composition, and forage production in the Kansas Smoky Hills and associated effects on dense Caucasian bluestem (Bothriochloa bladhii) stands therein.
Highlights
Introduced to the southern Great Plains for livestock forage and soil conservation, old-world bluestems (Bothriochloa ischaemum and Bothriochloa bladhii) have spread beyond cultivation and threaten prairie biodiversity and pastoral production systems in Kansas
Objective: The objective was to document the effects of late-summer prescribed fire on soil cover, botanical composition, and forage production in the Kansas Smoky Hills and associated effects on dense Caucasian bluestem (Bothriochloa bladhii) stands therein
In years one and two post-treatment, basal cover of Caucasian bluestem was reduced (P < 0.01) by approximately 48% and 52%, respectively, in burned plots compared with non-burned plots
Summary
Introduced to the southern Great Plains for livestock forage and soil conservation, old-world bluestems (Bothriochloa ischaemum and Bothriochloa bladhii) have spread beyond cultivation and threaten prairie biodiversity and pastoral production systems in Kansas. (2022) "Effects of Late Summer Prescribed Fire on Botanical Composition, Soil Cover, and Forage Production in Caucasian Bluestem-Infested Rangeland in the Kansas Smoky Hills: Year 3 of 4," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol 8: Iss. 1. Effects of Late Summer Prescribed Fire on Botanical Composition, Soil Cover, and Forage Production in Caucasian Bluestem-Infested Rangeland in the Kansas Smoky Hills: Year 3 of 4
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