N, P, and K Fertilization of Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) Overseeded Range in Eastern Oklahoma

Mitchell, Ronald L.; Ewing, Anne L.; McMurphy, W. E.

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“…14 million ha in the United States (Buckner et al 1979;Ball et al 1993; Clay and Holah 1999;Barnes 2004). Overseeding of native grasslands, year-round cattle grazing, and annual fertilization has converted native plant communities to pastures dominated by tall fescue (Mitchell et al 1985; Barnes et al 1995;Brummer and Moore 2000). Tall fescue is listed as invasive in 10 states, reduces plant community diversity in native grasslands because it is tolerant to drought and grazing if nutrient availability is high, and has potential for allelopathy (Barnes et al 1995;Clay and Holah 1999;Spyreas et al 2001;Renne et al 2004;Swearingen 2005).…”

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“…We tested whether seasonal grazing by cattle during the coolseason but not the warm-season growing period favored native warm-season grasses over tall fescue. Tall fescue is dependent on nitrogen addition to sustain rapid growth, and we combined winter grazing with cessation of biennial fertilization (Mitchell et al 1985;Mazzanti et al 1994). Our three objectives were to evaluate effects of winter-grazing by cattle and cessation of fertilization on 1) abundance and biomass of tall fescue and native warm-season grasses, 2) densities of grassland songbirds, and 3) habitat variables important for predicting densities of breeding birds.…”

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Restoring Tallgrass Prairie and Grassland Bird Populations in Tall Fescue Pastures With Winter Grazing

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2010

Rangeland Ecology & Management

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Restoration of grasslands dominated by tall fescue (Schedonorus phoenix [Scop.] Holub) to native tallgrass prairie usually requires burning, herbicides, or reseeding. We tested seasonal grazing by livestock in winter, combined with cessation of fertilization, as a restoration tool for modifying the competitive dynamics among herbaceous plants to restore tallgrass prairie communities in southeastern Kansas. In 2004-2005, we compared responses of grassland plants and birds across a chronosequence of pastures that were winter-grazed from 1 yr to 5 yr. We compared winter-grazed pastures to pastures grazed year-round and to local native prairie remnants as starting and endpoints for restoration, respectively. Abundance of native warmseason grasses increased from 2% to 3% mean relative frequency in pastures grazed year-round to 18% to 30% in winter-grazed pastures, and increased with duration of winter-grazing. Native warm-season grasses accounted for 1-6% of total live aboveground biomass in pastures grazed year-round, 1-34% in winter-grazed pastures, and 31-34% in native prairie remnants. Tall fescue abundance and biomass were similar among grazing treatments, with a trend for tall fescue to be less dominant in winter-grazed pastures. Tall fescue made up 9-40% of total aboveground biomass in year-round grazed pastures and 10-25% in winter-grazed pastures. Grassland birds showed variable responses to winter-grazing. Dickcissels (Spiza americana) and Henslow's sparrows (Ammodramus henslowii) were more abundant in winter-grazed pastures, whereas eastern meadowlarks (Sturnella magna) and grasshopper sparrows (A. savannarum) had similar abundance in pastures grazed year-round and during winter. Winter-grazing of pastures dominated by tall fescue combined with suspension of nitrogen fertilization could be an effective restoration technique that allows use of prairie rangeland while improving habitat for sensitive grassland birds. Resumen La rehabilitación de los pastizales dominados por festuca alta (Schedonorus phoenix [Scop.] Holub) a pastizales nativos generalmente requiere el uso de fuego, herbicidas, o resiembras. Utilizamos el pastoreo estacional con ganado durante el invierno, combinado con el cese de fertilización como una herramienta rotacional de rehabilitación para modificar la dinámica competitiva entre plantas herbáceas y con esto rehabilitar las comunidades de pastizales de pastos altos en el sudeste de Kansas. En 2004-2005, se compararon las respuestas de las plantas en estos pastizales y las aves a trave´s de una cronosecuencia de los potreros que se pastorearon durante el invierno de uno a cinco añ os. Comparamos los potreros que se pastorearon durante el invierno a los que se pastorearon todo el añ o, con los remanentes de la vegetación nativa del pastizal como punto inicial y final para la rehabilitación respectivamente. La abundancia de pastos nativos de crecimiento de verano aumentó de un 2-3% de la media de la frecuencia relativa en los potreros pastoreados todo el añ o, a 18-30% de los potreros pasto...

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Restoring Tallgrass Prairie and Grassland Bird Populations in Tall Fescue Pastures With Winter Grazing

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2010

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“…Lamond and Moyer (1983) found that P fertilization with N increased fescue forage yields, whereas forage response to K was limited except when N and P were applied also. Similarly, tall fescue overseeded into warm-season grass rangeland responded to N and also to P when N was added, but yield response to K was minimal (Mitchell et al, 1985).…”

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Multinutrient Fertilization and Placement to Improve Yield and Nutrient Concentration of Tall Fescue

1996

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Saccharum spp.) (Woodard and Prine, 1993) and from 'Coastal' bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.]. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is one of several warm-seasonFor some other grasses, yields ranged from 10.8 to 25 grasses that have been identified as potential biomass crops in NorthMg ha Ϫ1 : for kleingrass (Panicum coloratum L.), 6.6 to America. A two-year field study was conducted, on a free-draining sandy clay loam (St. Bernard, Typic Hapludalf), to characterize the

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2015

Agronomy Monographs

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N, P, and K Fertilization of Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) Overseeded Range in Eastern Oklahoma

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Restoring Tallgrass Prairie and Grassland Bird Populations in Tall Fescue Pastures With Winter Grazing

Restoring Tallgrass Prairie and Grassland Bird Populations in Tall Fescue Pastures With Winter Grazing

Multinutrient Fertilization and Placement to Improve Yield and Nutrient Concentration of Tall Fescue

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