Initial Establishment of 14 Forage Species on Rootplowed Creosotebush (Larrea tridentata) Rangeland in Presidio County, Texas

Abstract

In June and July of 1985, 14 species were broadcast seeded on a sandy and gravelly range site in Presidio County, Texas. Both sites supported heavy creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) communities and were rootplowed and disced to remove the shrubs and prepare a seedbed. Over-all average seedling density in the fall of 1985 was 84.68 per 50 square feet on the sandy site and 76.38 on the grav-elly site. Five species (and a mixture) showed better than average establishment on both sites. These were: A-68 Lehmans lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana), Cochise lovegrass (E. lehmanniana x tricophora), Niner sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula), green sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia) and Llano buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris).