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Vegetation science applications for rangeland analysis and management pp 81–112Cite as

New plant development in range management

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Part of the book series: Handbook of vegetation science ((HAVS,volume 14))

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Developing plants for semiarid rangelands (≤500mm precipitation and management based on ecological rather than agronomic principles) is a relatively new effort supported in the main by public resources. Development of plant materials is a two step process with discovery and characterization followed, when warranted, by selection and genetic manipulation. Biotechnological techniques hold promise for long-term future semiarid land plant improvement, but for the present and foreseeable future traditional methods are much more likely to form the basis for progress. Grasses, grasslike plants, forbs, and shrubs are all found on semiarid rangelands. Grasses are preeminent in grazing management systems, but forbs and shrubs are also important rangeland plants. Grasses, shrubs, and forbs, often have complementary rangeland values. Many naturally occurring rangeland plant populations are used in rangeland rehabilitation projects. However, each of these life forms includes species that are being developed to improve the productivity of rangelands. For western North American rangelands some 60 species of grasses encompassing 130 cultivars are listed in this chapter. Forbs and shrubs have about 50 species apiece listed with a few more than 50 forb cultivars and about a dozen shrub cultivars. Examples of the development through various means are given for rangeland grasses, forbs, and shrubs. A chronic problem in range rehabilitation projects is to obtain plant materials of known (and high) quality. Concurrent with the ongoing effort to discover superior natural populations and develop improved cultivars, efforts are under way to improve and standardize the quality of seed and planting stock.

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McArthur, E.D. (1988). New plant development in range management. In: Tueller, P.T. (eds) Vegetation science applications for rangeland analysis and management. Handbook of vegetation science, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3085-8_5

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