Agronomy and Horticulture Department
Date of this Version
7-1930
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.
Comments
Published in Ecology, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul., 1930), pp. 543-557. Copyright 1930 Ecological Society of America. Used by permission.