MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR ARID RANGELANDS Location: Range
Management Research Title: Using hydrogel filled, embedded tubes
to sustain grass transplants for arid land restoration Submitted
to: Journal of Arid Environments Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
Journal Publication Acceptance Date: January 15, 2010
Publication Date: May 10, 2010 Citation: Lucero, M.E., Dreesen,
D.R., Vanleeuwen, D.M. 2010. Using hydrogel filled, embedded
tubes to sustain grass transplants for arid land restoration.
Journal of Arid Environments. 74:987-990. Interpretive Summary:
Grass restoration on remote arid range sites is difficult when
precipitation is lacking and water must be transported to the
site. Though established, well-adapted plant species should be
able to survive on these sites, natural precipitation is rarely
sufficient to ensure establishment of new, young plants.
Hydrogels formed of various starch or acrylic polymers can
retain large volumes of plant available water. In this study, we
examined the utility of hydroge