Frost injury to range annuals: Nitrogen fertilization applied in fall found to reduce frost burn and extend growing season of annuals on foothill ranges

Berry, L; Laude, H

Frost injury to range annuals: Nitrogen fertilization applied in fall found to reduce frost burn and extend growing season of annuals on foothill ranges

Authors

Lester J. Berry
Horton M. Laude

Authors Affiliations

Lester J. Berry is Extension Range Improvement Specialist, University of California, Davis; Horton M. Laude is Associate Professor of Agronomy, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 11(1):5-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v011n01p5. January 1957.

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Abstract

Late fall applications of nitrogenous fertilizers to California foothill ranges have consistently hastened the growth of native forage plants both in fall and spring, resulting in a winter forage production which may be advanced as much as two months. Also, the herbage produced by fertilized plants is not subject to frost damage to the same extent as that produced by unfertilized plants.

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