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Effects of Litter of Artemisia, Chrysothamnus, and Tortula on Germination and Growth of Three Perennial Grasses
Author(s) -
Schlatterer Edward F.,
Tisdale E. W.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1933701
Subject(s) - germination , artemisia , perennial plant , litter , biology , hystrix , agronomy , agropyron , stipa , botany
Litter of Tortula ruralis, Artemisia tridentata, and Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus retarded germination and early growth of Stipa thurberiana, Sitanion hystrix, and Agropyron spicatum grow in a soil medium under greenhouse conditions. Four weeks after germination, growth was stimulated by the presence of these litter materials. Stimulation was attributed to a greater availability of nitrogen in the Tortula and Artemisia litter, but in the case of Chrysothamnus there is some evidence for the occurrence of an additional growth—promoting substance.

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