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The response of Acacia karroo plants to defoliation by hand compared to defoliation by goats
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: W.R. Teague --- ,The leaf and shoot growth of Acacia karroo plants defoliated by goats was compared to that of plants in which leaf only or leaf plus shoot‐tips were removed by hand, to simulate goat browsing. -
The effect of prolonged heavy grazing pressure on the regrowth of two perennial grass species in a semi-arid communal rangeland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: W Twine V Gray N Owen-SmithWe tested the hypothesis that initial above-ground regrowth of defoliated grass tufts would be reduced in sites which have been exposed to prolonged heavy grazing. The regrowth of Themeda triandra and Urochloa mosambicensis tufts was compared between three heavily grazed... -
Mineral assessment in Atriplex halimus L. and Atriplex nummularia L. in the arid region of Jordan
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: MM Abu-Zanat FM Al-Hassanat M Alawi GB RuyleThe foliage of Atriplex halimus contained higher levels (P < 0.05) of ash (28.03%) than that of Atriplex nummularia (23.11%). Spring growth of the two saltbushes contained less ash than the fall regrowth. The foliage of A. halimus contained higher... -
Effect of clipping on wall barley (Hordeum murinum L.): Tillering and forage production
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: M.J. El‐Shatnawi --- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan H.Z. Ghosheh --- Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture, JordanThe response of wall barley (Hordeum murinum L) to clipping height at various stages of growth was investigated in the semi‐arid grassland of northeastern Jordan in the 1994/1995 and 1995/1996 growing seasons. Treatments included combinations of clipping heights (5 or...