Winter preference, nutritive value, and other range use characteristics of Kochia prostrata (L.) Schrad

Authors

James N. Davis, USDA Forest Service, Ogden, Utah
Bruce L. Welch, USDA Forest Service, Ogden, Utah

Abstract

A cafeteria-style study was conducted during the winter for two years with tame mule deer to determine if there were preferential differences between accessions of forage kochia (Kochia prostrata). Deer consumed significantly more of P.I. numbers 314929, 330708, and 356826 than any of the other accessions. Other plant adaptive characteristics and nutritive qualities are also reported.

Recommended Citation

Davis, James N. and Welch, Bruce L. (1985) "Winter preference, nutritive value, and other range use characteristics of Kochia prostrata (L.) Schrad," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 45: No. 4, Article 12.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol45/iss4/12