Animals and fungi can affect goatgrass establishment

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" Animals and fungi can affect goatgrass establishment "
Eviner, Valerie; Chapin, F. Stuart

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	944778
Doc. No	:	LA3c32k652
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Eviner, Valerie; Chapin, F. Stuart
Title & Author	:	Animals and fungi can affect goatgrass establishment [Article]\ Eviner, Valerie; Chapin, F. Stuart
Title of Periodical	:	California Agriculture
Volume/ Issue Number	:	55/6
Date	:	2001
Abstract	:	The establishment of barb goatgrass is greatly affected by its interactions with other species in California grassland. For example, goatgrass establishment is enhanced by a fungus, Ulocladium atrum. This fungus is visible as black lesions on the surface of the seedhead; it helps break down the tough, woody seedhead surrounding goatgrass seeds. This speeds up germination and leads to a 65% increase in goatgrass bio-mass at the end of the growing season.