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Productivity and flowering of winter ephemerals in relation to Sonoran Desert shrubs Productivity and flowering of winter ephemerals in relation to Sonoran Desert shrubs

Ephemeral plant biomass and density on a Sonoran Desert hill near Cave Creek, Arizona, vary relative to shrub canopy type and shrub density. Higher shrub density associated with increased elevation appears to decrease both ephemeral biomass productivity and density, while ephemeral growth is enhanced under a shrub canopy if it is not too dense or low-hanging. Phenology of ephemerals on...
Authors
William L. Halvorson, Duncan T. Patten

Growth responses of Spartina patens and Spartina alterniflora by means of a two dimensional factorial design Growth responses of Spartina patens and Spartina alterniflora by means of a two dimensional factorial design

Growth of Spartina patens and Spartina alterniflora was compared under identical greenhouse conditions. Mature plants were grown in quartz sand and watered with the following solutions: (1) full Hoagland's solution; (2) Hoagland's minus iron; (3) Hoagland's minus nitrogen; (4) Hoagland's with NaCl added to 28 o/oo; (5) sea water of 28 o/oo. S. patens showed improved growth in Hoagland's...
Authors
W. L. Halvorson, A. C. Singer

Seasonal water potential changes in Sonoran Desert shrubs in relation to topography Seasonal water potential changes in Sonoran Desert shrubs in relation to topography

Water potential in Sonoran Desert shrubs was recorded from September 1968 through September 1969. Special attention was paid to recording maximum and minimum potentials on a seasonal basis and diurnal fluctuations during the wettest and driest periods of the year. Franseria deltoidea developed the lowest potential (—85 bar) of the shrubs recorded and also showed the greatest degree of...
Authors
William L. Halvorson, Duncan T. Patten
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