Underground Plant Development in its Relation to Grazing

Authors

J. E. Weaver, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

7-1930

Comments

Published in Ecology, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul., 1930), pp. 543-557. Copyright 1930 Ecological Society of America. Used by permission.

Abstract

Grasslands or grazing lands are relatively dry lands. Drought, at least in the surface soil, is always imminent. The necessity for the seedling to make immediate and extensive contact with deeper, moister soil is apparent. The water relation is usually controlling, and the success or failure of the seedling largely depends upon its ability to develop an absorbing system adequate in extent and activity to furnish the necessary supply.