PSSC 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Deschampsia Cespitosa, United States Forest Service, Panicle

• School: Chico State University
• Department: Plant and Soil Science
• Course: PSSC 330
• Professor: De Atley

Document Summary

Unique because run blood lowline cows (1100-1200 lbs) 500 head (100 fall calvers, the rest spring calvers) ensures constant supply. Developed to reach smaller target end point (850 lbs) commercial 1300, halfblood 1000. Not gaining as efficiently as bloods or fullbred. Also sell hay (selling cows is not enough for profit) Juniper- invasive in some areas, cultivated by choice in other areas. Pointy at top = new junipers ie more invasive. Apox- deep roots (6 in) are edible. Blm-governing entity over most of horses (most are on blm ground) If horses move to us forest service (which is part of usda), there originally was no management plan until december 2015. Large push from horse advocates for stricter adoption policies etc. Seeds fall off and into ground, life cycle of 1 yr. 3 distinct, long, awns(come off of end of more coarse glume) Glumes (encompass seed head) are equal in length. Whorled branches (individual inflorescnes come out in same location)