This collection houses journal articles and publications focused on native plants of the Northern Great Plains.

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Submissions from 2023

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The Good, the Bad, the Salty: Investigation of Native Plants for Revegetation of Salt-impacted Soil in the Northern Great Plains, United States, A. P. Blanchard, S. A. Clay, and L. B. Perkins

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Rehabilitating Invaded Rangeland in Central South Dakota with Grazing, Seeding, and Herbicide, Cody Zilverberg, Dwayne Beck, and Alexander Smart

Publications from 2022

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Belowground Mechanism Reveals Climate Change Impacts on Invasive Clonal Plant Establishment, Surendra Bam, Jacqueline P. Ott, Jack L. Butler, and Lan Xu

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The Microbial Nitrogen Cycling, Bacterial Community Composition, and Functional Potential in a Natural Grassland Are Stable from Breaking Dormancy to Being Dormant Again, Bikram Kumar Das, Satoshi Ishii, Linto Antony, Alexander Smart, Joy Scaria, and Volker Brozel

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Why are Some Plant Species Missing from Restorations? A Diagnostic Tool for Temperate Grassland Ecosystems, Marcello De Vitis, Kayri Havens, Rebecca S. Barak, Louise Egerton-Warburton, Adrienne R. Ernst, Matt Evans, Jeremie B. Fant, Alicia J. Foxx, Kyndall Hadley, Jim Jabcon, Joan O’Shaughnessey, Sai Ramakrishna, David Sollenberger, Sophie Taddeo, Rafael Urbina-Casanova, Chris Woolridge, Lan Xu, Jacob Zeldin, and Andrea T. Kramer

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Phytoremediation and high rainfall combine to improve soil and plant health in a North America Northern Great Plains saline sodic soil, D. Fiedler, S. A. Clay, S. Westhoff, C. L. Reese, S.A. Bruggeman, L. Moriles-Miller, L. Perkins, D.R. Joshi, S-Y Marzano, and D.E. Clay

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54 Eastern Red Cedar Targeted Grazing with Goats: Tree Height Significance, Alanna Hartsfield, Alexander Smart, Lan Xu, and Kelly Froehlich

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Community-level Phylogenetic Diversity Does Not Differ Between Rare and Common Lineages Across Tallgrass Prairies in the Northern Great Plains, Sarah A. Herzog and Maribeth Latvis

Publications from 2021

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Resistance of the Soil Microbial Community to Land-surface Disturbances of High-intensity Winter Grazing and Wildfire, Jacob Comer and Lora Perkins

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Impact of Mature, Female Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus Virginiana L.) Trees on Soil Seed Bank in the Mixed-Grass Prairie of the Northern Great Plains, Austin Domeier, Lan Xu, and Alexander Smart

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Managing Invasive Plants on Great Plains Grasslands: A Discussion of Current Challenges, John F. Gaskin, Erin Espeland, Casey D. Johnson, Diane L. Larson, Jane M. Mangold, Rachel A. McGee, Chuck Milner, Shishir Paudel, Dean E. Pearson, Lora B. Perkins, Chadley W. Prosser, Justin B. Runyon, Sharlene E. Sing, Zachary A. Sylvain, Amy J. Symstad, and Daniel R. Tekiela

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Examining the Utility of DNA Barcodes for the Identification of Tallgrass Prairie Flora, Sarah A. Herzog and Maribeth Latvis

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Drought Resistance and Resilience of Non-Native versus Invaded-Native Grassland in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie, Wyatt Kirwan, Alexander J. Smart, Todd Trooien, David E. Clay, and Gary Hatfield

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Integration of Crop-Livestock Systems: An Opportunity to Protect Grasslands from Conversion to Cropland in the US Great Plains, Alexander J. Smart, Daren Redfearn, Robert Mitchell, Tong Wang, Cody Zilverberg, Peter J. Bauman, Justin D. Derner, Julie Walker, and Cody Wright

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Botany is the Root and the Future of Invasion Biology, Brittany L. Sutherland, Craig F. Barrett, James B. Beck, Maribeth Latvis, Michael R. McKain, Erin M. Sigel, and Nicholas J. Kooyers

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Botany is the Root and the Future of Invasion Biology, Brittany L. Sutherland, Craig F. Barrett, James R. Beck, Maribeth Latvis, Michael R. McKain, Erin M. Sigel, and Nicholas J. Kooyers

Publications from 2020

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An Examination of Best Practices for Survey Research with Agricultural Producers, Edem Avemegah, Wei Gu, Abdelrahim Abulbasher, Kristen Koci, Ayorinde Ogunyiola, Joyce Edufal, Shuang Li, Kylie Barington, Tong Wang, Deepthi Kolady, Lora Perkins, A. Joshua Leffler, Peter Kovacs, Jason D. Clark, David E. Clay, and Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad

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Managing Invasive Plants on Great Plains Grasslands: A Discussion of Current Challenges, John Gaskin, Erin Espeland, Casey D. Johnson, Jane M. Mangold, Rachel A. McGee, Chuck Milner, Shishir Paudel, Dean E. Pearson, Lora B. Perkins, Chadley W. Prosser, Justin B. Runyon, Sharlene E. Sing, Zachary A. Sylvain, Amy J. Symstad, and Daniel R. Tekiela

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Differential Stoichiometric Homeostasis and Growth in Two Native and Two Invasive C3 Grasses, J. T. Harvey and A. Joshua Leffler

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Examining Biodiversity Metrics and the Utility of DNA Barcoding in the Northern Great Plains, Sarah Herzog

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Seasonal Losses of Surface Litter in Northern Great Plains Mixed-Grass Prairies, Deepak R. Joshi, David E. Clay, Sharon A. Clay, and Alexander J. Smart

Grasses for Arid and Semiarid Areas, Daren E. Redfearn, Keith R. Harmoney, and Alexander J. Smart

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Integration of Crop-Livestock Systems: An Opportunity toProtect Grasslands from Conversion to Cropland in the US Great Plains, Alexander J. Smart, Daren Redfearn, Robert Mitchell, Tong Wang, Cody Zilverberg, Pete J. Bauman, Justin D. Derner, Julie Walker, and Cody Wright

Submissions from 2019

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Biomass Production of Monocultures and Mixtures of Cup Plant and Native Grasses on Prime and Marginal Cropland, Arvid Boe, Kenneth A. Albrecht, P. J. Johnson, and Jixiang Wu

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Soil Quality and Region Influence Performance and Ranking of Switchgrass Genotypes, M. D. Casler, S. Sosa, A. R. Boe, and S. A. Bonos

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Nitrogen Demand Associated with Increased Biomass Yield of Switchgrass and Big Bluestem: Implications for Future Breeding Strategies, Michael D. Casler, DoKyoung Lee, Robert B. Mitchell, Paul R. Adler, R. Mark Sule, Keith D. Johnso, Robert Kallenbach, Arvid A. Boe, Russell D. Mathison, Kim A. Cassida, Doohong Min, and Kenneth J. Moore

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Increasing Warm-Season Native Grass Biomass Using Fire, Herbicide, and Nitrogen Applications, Sharon A. Clay, Alexander Smart, and David E. Clay

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Seeding, Herbicide, and Fungicide Impact on Perennial Grass Establishment in Cheatgrass Infested Habitats, Krista A. Ehlert, Jane M. Mangold, Fabian Menalled, Zachariah Miller, and Alan Dyer

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Temperature effects on three downy brome (Bromus tectorum) seed collections inoculated with the fungal pathogen Pyrenophora semeniperda, Krista A. Ehlert, Zachariah Miller, Jane M. Mangold, Fabian Menalled, and Alexandra Thornton

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Eucosma giganteana (Riley) and Sliphium perfoliatum L., Morphological Variation in an Insect-Plant Association in Eastern South Dakota, Paul J. Johnson, Arvid Boe, and Abigail P. Martens

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Soil and Land- Use Change Sustainability in the Northern Great Plains of the USA, Deepak Raj Joshi, David E. Clay, Alexander Smart, Sharon A. Clay, Tulsi P. Kharel, and Umakanta Mishra

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Characterizing Urban Butterfly Populations: the Case for Purposive Point-count Surveys, Bret J. Lang, Phillip M. Dixon, Robert Klaver, Jan Thompson, and Mark Widrlechner

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QTL × Environment Interactions Underlie Adaptive Divergence in Switchgrass Across a Large Latitudinal Gradient, David B. Lowry, John T. Lovell, Li Zhang, Jason Bonnette, Philip A. Fay, Robert B. Mitchell, John Lloyd-Reilley, Arvid R. Boe, and Et. al

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Restoration for Multiple Use, Mark W. Paschke, Lora Perkins, and Karl E. Veblen

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Looking to the Future: Key Points for Sustainable Management of Northern Great Plains Grasslands, Lora B. Perkins, Marissa Ahlering, and Diane L. Larson

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Badlands, Seed Banks, and Community Disassembly, Lora B. Perkins, Kelsey R. Ducheneaux, Gary Hatfield, and Scott R. Abdella

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Forum: Critical Decision Dates for Drought Management in Centraland Northern Great Plains Rangeland, Alexander J. Smart, Keith Harmoney, J. Derek Scasta, Mitchell B. Stephenson, Jerry D. Volesky, Lance T. Vermeire, Jeffrey C. Mosley, Kevin Sedivec, MIranda Meehan, Tonya Haigh, Justin D. Derner, and Mitchel P. McClaran

Submissions from 2018

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Seed Set and Seed-Insect Interactions in Natural and Cultivated Populations of Purple Prairie Clover, Arvid Boe, Paul J. Johnson, and Abigail P. Martens

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Above- and Belowground Prairie Cordgrass Response to Applied Nitrogen on Marginal Land, Karla A. Hernandez, Vance Owens, Arvid Boe, Jose L. Gonzalez-Hernandez, Dokyoung Lee, and Ezra Aberle

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A Field Test of Commercial Soil Microbial Treatments on Native Grassland Restoration, Lora B. Perkins and Joe R. Bennett

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Conceptualizing ecological restoration: a concise and Adaptable Framework for Researchers and Practitioners, Lora Perkins and A. Joshua Leffler

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Transcriptome Analysis of the Heritable Salt Tolerance of Prairie Cordgrass (Spartina pectinata Link), Michael Robben, Ethan Thibault, Michaellong Tran, Yajun Wu, Arvid Boe, and Jose L. Gonzalez-Hernandez

Publications from 2017

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Using Phenological Niche Separation to Improve Management in a Northern Glaciated Plains Grassland, Joe Bennett, Alexander Smart, and Lora Perkins

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Fates of Ovules in Groundplum Milk-Vetch (Astragalus Crassicarpus Nutt.) in South Dakota, Arvid Boe and Paul J. Johnson

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Genetics and Partitioning for Biomass of Prairie Cordgrass Compared to Switchgrass on Marginal Cropland, Arvid Boe, P. J. Johnson, Vance Owens, Jia Guo, and Jose L. Gonzalez-hernandez

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Biomass Yield of Switchgrass Cultivars under High- versus Low-Input Conditions, Michael D. Casler, Sergio Sosa, Lindsey Hoffman, Hilary Mayton, Calvin Ernst, Paul R. Adler, Arvid R. Boe, and Stacy A. Bonos

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Weed Establishment and Persistence after Water Pipeline Installation and Reclamation in the Mixed Grass Prairie of Western North Dakota, Erin K. Espeland and Lora B. Perkins

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Growth and Development of Two Perennial Grasses in Ambient Light Conditions during their Natural Dormant Period, Jia Guo, Arvid Boe, Do-Soon Kim, and D. K. Lee

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Biomass Yield and Feedstock Quality of Prairie Cordgrass in Response to Seeding Rate, Row Spacing, and Nitrogen Fertilization, Jia Guo, Santanu Thapa, Thomas Voigt, Vance Owens, Arvid Boe, and D. K. Lee

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Primers for Castilleja and their Utility Across Orobanchaceae: II. Single‐copy nuclear loci, Maribeth Latvis, Sarah J. Jacobs, Sebastian M. E. Mortimer, Melissa Richards, Paul D. Blischak, Sarah Mathews, and David C. Tank

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Primers for Castilleja and their Utility Across Orobanchaceae: I. Chloroplast Primers, Maribeth Latvis, Sebastian M. E. Mortimer, Diego F. Morales-Briones, Samuel Torpey, Simon Uribe-Convers, Sarah J. Jacobs, Sarah Mathews, and David C. Tank

Publications from 2016

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Reproductive Biology of American Licorice (Glycyrrhiza Lepidota Pursh) in Western South Dakota with New Seed Insect Associations, Arvid Boe

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Seed Source May Determine Field-Specific Germination and Emergence: The Source by Planting Environment Interaction, Erin K. Espeland, Lora B. Perkins, Matthew E. Horning, and Richard C. Johnson

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Can Commercial Soil Microbial Treatments Remediate Plant–soil Feedbacks to Improve Restoration Seedling Performance?, Lora B. Perkins and Gary Hatfield

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Invasive Grasses Consistently Create Similar Plant-soil Feedback Types in Soils Collected from Geographically Distant Locations, Lora B. Perkins, Gary Hatfield, and Erin K. Espeland

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The Effects of Patch-Burn Grazing on Vegetation Structural Heterogeneity in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie of South Dakota, Alexander J. Smart, Lora B. Perkins, Pete J. Bauman, Tara N. Schramm, Matthew J. Nelson, Pete J. Bauman, Sharon A. Clay, and David E. Clay

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Strategic Use of Native Species on Environmental Gradients Increases Diversity and Biomass Relative to Switchgrass Monocultures, Cody J. Zilverberg, Kwan Teoh, Arvid Boe, W. Carter Johnson, and Vance Owens

Submissions from 2015

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Phenotypic and Biomass Yield Variations in Natural Populations of Prairie Cordgrass (Spartina pectinata Link) in the USA, Jia Guo, Santanu Thapa, Thomas Voigt, A. Lane Rayburn, Arvid Boe, and D. K. Lee

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Surface Temperatures and Durations Associated with Spring Prescribed Fires in Eastern South Dakota Tallgrass Prairies, Michelle K. Ohrtman, Sharon A. Clay, and Alexander J. Smart

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Belowground Bud Bank of Bromus Inermis in Response to Mowing Frequency Over Two Growing Seasons, Denise Olson, Lan Xu, Arvid Boe, and N. H. Troelstrup Jr.

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Conversion of Smooth Brome (Bromus inermis) to Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) on Untilled Prairie in Northwest Iowa, Michael L. Sundall, Lora Perkins, and Troy Grovenburg

Publications from 2014

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Evaluation of Five Herbicide Treatments to Control Yellow Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris), Randy D. Johnson, Troy W. Grovenburg, Lora B. Perkins, Jonathan A. Jenks, Will M. Inselman, and Christopher C. Swanson

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A New Perspective on Trait Differences Between Native and Invasive Exotic Plants, A. Joshua Leffler, Jeremy J. James, Thomas A. Monaco, and Roger L. Sheley

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Invasion is Contingent on Species Assemblage and Invasive Species Identity inExperimental Rehabilitation Plots, A. Joshua Leffler, Eamonn D. Leonard, Jeremy J. James, and Thomas A. Monaco

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Detecting the Influence of Best Management Practices on Vegetation Near Ephemeral Streams With Landsat Data, Matthew Rigge, Alexander Smart, Bruce Wylie, and Kendall de Van Kamp

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Bromus inermis and Elymus canadenis but not Poa pratenis Demonstrate Strong Competitive Effects and All Benefit from Priority, Emily Ulrich and Lora Perkins

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Growing Spartina pectinata in Previously Farmed Prairie Wetlands for Economic and Ecological Benefits, Cody J. Zilverberg, W. Carter Johnson, Arvid Boe, Vance Owens, David W. Archer, Malia Volke, Brett Werner, and Craig Novotny

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Biomass Yield From Planted Mixtures and Monocultures of Native Prairie Vegetation Across a Heterogeneous Farm Landscape, Cody J. Zilverberg, W. Carter Johnson, Vance Owens, Arvid Boe, Tom Schumacher, Kurtis Reitsma, Chang Oh Hong, Craig Novotny, Malia Volke, and Brett Warner

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Profitable Prairie Restoration: The EcoSun Prairie Farm Experiment, Cody Zilverberg, W. Carter Johnson, David Archer, Scott Kronberg, Thomas Schumacher, Arvid A. Boe, and Craig Novotny

Submissions from 2013

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Seed Set in Prairie Cordgrass, Arvid Boe, Vance Owens, Jose Gonzalez-Hernandez, and D. K. Lee

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Temperature and Functional Traits Influence Differences in Nitrogen Uptake Capacity Between Native and Invasive Grasses, A. Joshua Leffler, Jeremy J. James, and Thomas A. Monaco

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Native and Non-native Grasses Generate Common Types of Plant–Soil Feedbacks by Altering Soil Nutrients and Microbial Communities, Lora B. Perkins and Robert S. Nowak

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Optimal Placement of Off-Stream Water Sources for Ephemeral Stream Recovery, Matthew Rigge, Alexander Smart, and Bruce Wylie

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Linking Phenology and Biomass Productivity in South Dakota Mixed-Grass Prairie, Matthew Rigge, Alexander Smart, Bruce Wylie, Tagir Gilmanov, and Patricia Johnson

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Spring Clipping, Fire, and Simulated Increased Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition Effects on Tallgrass Prairie Vegetation, Alexander J. Smart, Tabitha K. Scott, Sharon A. Clay, David E. Clay, Michelle K. Ohrtman, and Eric M. Mousel

Submissions from 2012

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Neopolyploidy in Spartina pectinata Link: 1. Morphological Analysis of Tetraploid and Hexaploid Plants in a Mixed Natural Population, Sumin Kim, A. L. Rayburn, Arvid Boe, and D. K. Lee

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Adaptive Management in EBIPM: A Key to Success in Invasive Plant Management, A. Joshua Leffler and Roger L. Sheley

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Fire as a Tool for Controlling Tamarix spp. Seedlings, Michelle K. Ohrtman, Sharon A. Clay, David E. Clay, and Alexander J. Smart

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Soil Conditioning and Plant–soil Feedbacks Affect Competitive Relationships Between Native and Invasive Grasses, Lora Perkins and Robert S. Nowak

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Summer and Winter Defoliation Impacts on Mixed-Grass Rangeland, Alexander Smart, Roger N. Gates, Patricia S. Johnson, and Rebecca Schafer

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Climatic and Genetic Controls of Yields of Switchgrass, a Model Bioenergy Species, Mirela G. Tulbure, Michael C. Wimberly, Arvid Boe, and Vance N. Owens

Submissions from 2011

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A Simple System for Promoting Flowering of Upland Switchgrass in the Greenhouse, Joseph C. Castro, Arvid Boe, and D. K. Lee

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Nitrogen Acquisition by Annual and Perennial Grass Seedlings: Testing the Roles of Performance and Plasticity to Explain Plant Invasion, A. J. Leffler, T. A. Monaco, and J. J. James

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Preventing Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) Seedling Establishment in the Northern Prairie Pothole Region, Michelle K. Ohrtman, Sharon A. Clay, David E. Clay, Eric M. Mousel, and Alexander J. Smart

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Plant-induced Changes in Soil Nutrient Dynamics by Native and Invasive Grass Species, Lora Perkins, Dale W. Johnson, and Robert S. Nowak

Submissions from 2010

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Investigation of the Transcriptome of Prairie Cord Grass, a New Cellulosic Biomass Crop, Kristene Gedye, Jose Gonzalez-Hernandez, Yuguang Ban, Xijin Ge, Jyothi Thimmapuram, Fengjie Sun, Chris Wright, Shahjahan Ali, Arvid Boe, and Vance Owens

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Symptoms, Distribution and Abundance of the Stem-Boring Caterpillar, Blastobasis repartella (Dietz), in Switchgrass, Jarrad R. Prasifka, Jeffrey D. Bradshaw, Arvid A. Boe, DoKyoung Lee, David Adamski, and Michael E. Gray

Submissions from 2009

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Morphology and Biomass Production of Prairie Cordgrasson Marginal Lands, A. Boe, V Owens, J. Gonzalez-Hernandez, J. Stein, D. K. Lee, and B. C. Koo

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Morphology and Genetics of Biomass in Little Bluestem, Arvid Boe and Robin Bortnem

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Biomass and Seed Yields of Big Bluestem, Switchgrass, and Intermediate Wheatgrass in Response to Manure and Harvest Timing at Two Topographic Positions, DoKyoung Lee, Vance N. Owens, Arvid Boe, and Bon-Cheol Koo

Publications from 2008

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Seed Predation by Acanthoscelides Submuticus and A. Pallidipennis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in False Indigo in the Northern Great Plains, Arvid Boe and Paul J. Johnson

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Seed Predators of Canada Milk-Vetch and Their Parasitoids, Arvid Boe and Paul J. Johnson

Submissions from 2007

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Genetic Variation for Biomass Production in Prairie Cordgrass and Switchgrass, Arvid A. Boe and D. K. Lee

Publications from 1991

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A new Bruchophagus from Glycyrrhiza lepidota pursh in the Northern Great Plains (Hymenoptera : chalcidoidea : eurytomidae), Burruss McDaniel and Arvid A. Boe

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Life History Studies, Host Records, and Morphological Description of Genitalia of Eurytoma tylodermatis Ashm. (Hymenoptera : Eurytomidae) from South Dakota, Burruss McDaniel and Arvid A. Boe

Publications from 1990

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Components of Seed Yield in 'Pierre' Sideoats Grama, A. Boe and J. L. Gellner

Publications from 1989

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Technical Notes: Direct effect of parasitism by Dinarmus acutus Thomson on seed predation by Acanthoscelides perforatus (Horn) in Canada milkvetch, A. Boe, B. McDaniel, and K. Robbins

Publications from 1988

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Patterns of American licorice seed predation by Acanthoscelides aureolus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in South Dakota, A. Boe, B. McDaniel, and K. Robbins

Publications from 1985

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Seed Predation, Seedling Emergence, and Rhizome Characteristics of American Licorice, A. Boe and R. Wynia

Publications from 1983

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Path Coefficient Analysis of Seed Yield in Big Bluestem, A. Boe and J. G. Ross