Mineral Composition of Three Perennial Grasses in a Shrub-Steppe Community in South-Central Washington

Cusick bluegrass, Thurber needlegrass, and bluebunch wheatgrass tissues, live and standing dead, were chemically analyzed in pastures with and without a history of cattle grazing. Two years of spring grazing by cattle did not affect the mineral composition of these grasses. Live herbage was generally richer in minerals than standing dead herbage, but ash content of standing dead tissues was always higher.This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries.The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.Migrated from OJS platform August 202