Abstract
BLUE grama (Bouteloua gracilis (H.B.K.) Lag.) is an important grass throughout the Great Plains. In eastern Colorado it furnishes nearly three-fourths of the native forage supply, and is highly effective in combating both wind and water erosion. Knowledge of the growth characteristics of this valuable plant and its response to different grazing treatments is of great importance in the management of short-grass ranges. Wide variation in the volume of herbage produced by short-grass ranges from year to year continually plagues range livestock operators. A study was made at the Central Plains Experimental Range in northeastern Colorado between 1940 and 1948 to: a. Gain a better understanding of the manner in which blue grama responds to variations in growing conditions. b. Determine the effects of different periods and intensities of clipping on herbage production by blue grama. c. Determine whether or not the herbage of blue grama normally declines in weight as it matures.
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