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Establishment of Grasses on Sandy Soil of the Southern High Plains of Texas Using a Mulch and Simulated Moisture Levels 1
Author(s) -
Moldenhauer William C.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1959.00021962005100010014x
Subject(s) - mulch , agronomy , germination , environmental science , moisture , water content , spring (device) , geography , biology , geology , meteorology , mechanical engineering , geotechnical engineering , engineering
Synopsis Emergence of seven grasses occurred at a much lower moisture level when a mulch covered the seeded area. The mulch was much less beneficial with cool temperatures during the period of germination. Weather records show that a mulch would have been helpful in 31% of the years at Big Spring, Texas, and 36% of the years at Seminole, Texas.