Controlled grazing on annual grassland decreases yellow starthistle

Livestock grazing in late spring and early summer resulted in large reductions of yellow starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis, on infested annual grasslands. Grazing in the bolting stage before spines developed reduced starthistle's canopy size, seed production and thatch accumulation and enhanc...

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Main Authors: Craig D. Thomsen, William A. Williams, Marc Vayssiéres, Fremont L. Bell, Melvin George
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1993-11-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v047n06p36