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King Ranch Bluestem

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

KING RANCH BLUESTEM

ALSO KNOWN AS BOTHRIOCHLOA ISCHAEMUM

HISTORY

  • First introduced in the 1853
  • Captain Richard King and Gideon K. Lewis
  • In 6 Texas counties

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IN EUROPE

IN TEXAS

POPULATION

  • 825,000 Acres
  • Covers over 6 counties in Texas
  • It is doing well it helps the soil
  • People try to get rid of it by mowing
  • Or fires but it will come back

USE

  • It is direct to the animals mostly
  • Cattle, with it crowing so high humans
  • Tend to get skeptical
  • When it is gone, the soil will not get as much
  • Nutrients however more space for crops