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1981
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The effect on establishment of introduced forages in aspen (Populus tremuloides) brushland of removal of suckers, by grazing with cattle early in the growing season or just before leaf fall, was investigated in central Alberta following burning of aspen forest in spring. In a year when moisture conditions were suitable, forage species were established successfully by broadcasting in spring shortly after the forest was burned. Suppression of competition from regenerating shrubs was necessary for forage seedling survival and improved establishment more when carried out early than when carried out late in the growing season. Cattle, when concentrated on the burned area, can suppress shrub competition and thereby enhance sown-forage establishment and subsequent productivity.
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Fitzgerald, R D. and Bailey, A W., "Influence of Grazing with Cattle on Establishment of Forage in Burned Aspen Brushland" (1981). IGC Proceedings (1977-2023). 11.
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Influence of Grazing with Cattle on Establishment of Forage in Burned Aspen Brushland
The effect on establishment of introduced forages in aspen (Populus tremuloides) brushland of removal of suckers, by grazing with cattle early in the growing season or just before leaf fall, was investigated in central Alberta following burning of aspen forest in spring. In a year when moisture conditions were suitable, forage species were established successfully by broadcasting in spring shortly after the forest was burned. Suppression of competition from regenerating shrubs was necessary for forage seedling survival and improved establishment more when carried out early than when carried out late in the growing season. Cattle, when concentrated on the burned area, can suppress shrub competition and thereby enhance sown-forage establishment and subsequent productivity.
