Annotated Bibliography of Fire Literature

Relative to Northern Grasslands in South-Central Canada and North-Central United States

44. Curtis, J.T. and M.L. Partch. 1950. Some factors affecting flower production in Andropogon gerardi. Ecology 31:488-489.

Summarizes results of a small-plot arboretum trial to determine whether fire-induced flowering in big bluestem was a response to litter removal, nutrient release from ashes, or direct exposure of meristematic tissue to heat.

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