We found that the most effective and economical method for establishing native shrubs on
extensive areas of retired cropland in southern Arizona makes use of drip irrigation and 3.8-l (1…

A gridline survey for exotic plant species was undertaken in 1983 and repeated in 2005 at
the Desert Laboratory, a 352-ha natural area just west of downtown Tucson, Arizona, USA. …

Buffelgrass, a highly competitive and flammable African bunchgrass, is spreading rapidly
across both urban and natural areas in the Sonoran Desert of southern and central Arizona. …

Goatgrass (Aegilops) species are some of the most aggressive invasive plants in the Western
US Despite intense management efforts, goatgrass continues to reduce the ecological and …

Deserts cover about one-fifth of the earth's surface and occur where rainfall is less than 19
inches (50 cm) per year. Most deserts have specialized fauna that have evolved in tandem …

Weed management in cantaloupe and other melon crops is important to maximize fruit yield;
however, there are few registered herbicides available in California. Several independent …

A pilot project was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of aerially spraying buffelgrass (Cenchrus
ciliaris) with glyphosate in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Buffelgrass is an invasive …

The invasive annual grasses barb goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis L.) and medusahead (Elymus
caput-medusae L.) are widespread in western states and present management …

… panels, to identify PD QTLs in the common bean grown for nutritionally important dry seeds.
We … bean races. Alleles identified in this study will be valuable for developing common bean …

68 Buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) is a perennial African bunchgrass that is rapidly 69
spreading throughout parts of the Sonoran Desert as a result of both deliberate planting 70 (…