Mesquite

Author : Rodney W. Bovey
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781623494285

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Mesquite by Rodney W. Bovey Pdf

Global problem or treasure? This question has accompanied the widespread and controversial mesquite tree wherever it grows and is studied around the world. In this comprehensive reference to the genus Prosopis, rangeland scientist Rodney Bovey has gathered and synthesized years of research in a book that reflects our current state of knowledge about the biology, morphology, and management of mesquite. Environmentally adaptive, the mesquite is considered by many to be an invasive or a pest species, and Bovey addresses the concerns about mesquite encroachment worldwide. But he also explains its ecological importance in the prevention of erosion and desertification and in providing food and habitat for wildlife. In addition, Bovey traces the uses of mesquite by humans and discusses the economics of growing and harvesting mesquite. A handy guide to the names, locations, distributions, habitat, structure, and uses of several species of mesquite is included in this benchmark publication for ecologists, range managers, biologists, landowners, and students of agriculture and ecosystem science.

Author : Gary Paul Nabhan
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781603588317

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Mesquite by Gary Paul Nabhan Pdf

In his latest book, Mesquite, Gary Paul Nabhan employs humor and contemplative reflection to convince readers that they have never really glimpsed the essence of what he calls “arboreality.” As a Franciscan brother and ethnobotanist who has often mixed mirth with earth, laughter with landscape, food with frolic, Nabhan now takes on a large, many-branched question: What does it means to be a tree, or, accordingly, to be in a deep and intimate relationship with one? To answer this question, Nabhan does not disappear into a forest but exposes himself to some of the most austere hyper-arid terrain on the planet—the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts along the US/Mexico border—where even the most ancient perennial plants are not tall and thin, but stunted and squat. There, in desert regions that cover more than a third of our continent, mesquite trees have become the staff of life, not just for indigenous cultures, but for myriad creatures, many of which respond to these “nurse plants” in wildly intelligent and symbiotic ways. In this landscape, where Nabhan claims that nearly every surviving being either sticks, stinks, stings, or sings, he finds more lives thriving than you could ever shake a stick at. As he weaves his arid yarns, we suddenly realize that our normal view of the world has been turned on its head: where we once saw scarcity, there is abundance; where we once perceived severity, there is whimsy. Desert cultures that we once assumed lived in “food deserts” are secretly savoring a most delicious world. Drawing on his half-century of immersion in desert ethnobotany, ecology, linguistics, agroforestry, and eco-gastronomy, Nabhan opens up for us a hidden world that we had never glimpsed before. Along the way, he explores the sensuous reality surrounding this most useful and generous tree. Mesquite is a book that will delight mystics and foresters, naturalists and foodies. It combines cutting-edge science with a generous sprinkling of humor and folk wisdom, even including traditional recipes for cooking with mesquite.

Author : Ken E. Rogers
Publisher : Univ of TX + ORM
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780292747388

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The Magnificent Mesquite by Ken E. Rogers Pdf

This comprehensive guide to the versatile mesquite tree covers its various species and many uses, from food to furniture to rangeland management. A reliable source of food and shelter even in the severest droughts, the mesquite tree sustained American Indians in the Southwest for centuries. Today, mesquite is popular for barbecuing, woodworking, furniture making, flooring, sculpture, jewelry, and food products ranging from honey to jelly and syrup. Even ranchers, who once fought to eradicate mesquite, have come to value its multiple uses on well-managed rangeland. In this accessible volume, one of the world's leading authorities on mesquite presents a wealth of information about its natural history and commercial, agricultural, and woodworking uses. Ken Rogers describes the life cycle, species, and wide distribution of the mesquite, which is native or naturalized not only in the Southwest and Mexico, but also in India, Africa, Australia, South America, and Hawaii. Rogers discusses the many consumer and woodworker uses of mesquite, even giving instructions for laying a mesquite wood floor and making mesquite bean jelly. He also looks into the ways that people are using mesquite in nature, from rangeland management in the Southwest to desertification prevention in arid countries.

Author : Elena Zamora O'Shea
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1585441082

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El Mesquite by Elena Zamora O'Shea Pdf

The open country of Texas between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande was sparsely settled through the nineteenth century, and most of the settlers who did live there had Hispanic names that until recently were rarely admitted into the pages of Texas history. In 1935, however, a descendant of one of the old Spanish land-grant families in the region-a woman, no less-found an ingenious way to publish the history of her region at a time when neither Tejanos nor women had much voice. She told the story from the perspective of an ancient mesquite tree, under whose branches much South Texas history had passed. Her tale became an invaluable source of folk history but has long been out of print. Now, with important new introductions by Leticia M. Garza-Falcón and Andrés Tijerina, the history witnessed by El Mesquite can again inform readers of the way of life that first shaped Texas. Through the voice of the gnarled old tree, Elena Zamora O'Shea tells South Texas political and ethnographic history, filled with details of daily life such as songs, local plants and folk medicines, foods and recipes, peone/patron relations, and the Tejano ranch vocabulary. The work is an important example of the historical-folkloristic literary genre used by Mexican American writers of the period. Using the literary device of the tree's narration, O'Shea raises issues of culture, discrimination, and prejudice she could not have addressed in her own voice in that day and explicitly states the Mexican American ideology of 1930s Texas. The result is a literary and historic work of lasting value, which clearly articulates the Tejano claim to legitimacy in Texas history. ELENA ZAMORA O'SHEA (1880-1951) was born at Rancho La Noria Cardenena near Peñitas, Hidalgo County, Texas. A long-time schoolteacher, whose posts included one on the famous King Ranch, she wrote this book to help Tejano children know and claim their proud heritage.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030624951

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South West Mesquite Drainage Project by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kenneth William Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Mesquite
ISBN : UIUC:30112019276721

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The Mesquite Problem on Southern Arizona Ranges by Kenneth William Parker Pdf

An Agriculture Department circular presents solutions on dealing with the proliferation of mesquite on southern Arizona range lands.

Author : Thomas B. Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Mesquite
ISBN : MINN:31951D03000032I

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Mechanisms of Range Expansion and Removal of Mesquite in Desert Grasslands of the Southwestern United States by Thomas B. Wilson Pdf

During the last 150 years, two species of mesquite trees in the Southwestern United States have become increasingly common in what formerly was desert grassland. These trees have spread from nearby watercourses onto relatively xeric upland areas, decreasing rangeland grass production. Management attempts to limit or reverse this spread have been largely unsuccessful. This paper reviews studies regarding mesquite natural history and management strategies, emphasizing studies published during the past decade. Mesquite possess a deep root system and are capable of fixing atmospheric N, rendering them capable of accessing resources unavailable to other plants in open rangeland. Their seeds, which remain viable for decades, have a hard exocarp and require scarification before germination. Consumption by cattle provides a means of scarification and seed dispersal, and is a major factor contributing to the spread of mesquite in open rangelands. Increases in atmospheric CO2 and winter precipitation during the past century also contribute to enhanced seed germination. Removal techniques have included herbicides, prescribed burning, grazing reduction, and mechanical removal. For increased effectiveness of these techniques, management goals must be clearly articulated; these goals include complete removal, no removal, and limited removal. Of these, limited removal appears the most feasible, using an initial herbicide application followed by periodic prescribed burning.

Author : Ronald E. Sosebee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Herbicides
ISBN : IND:30000066880182

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Effects of Mesquite Spraying on Other Rangeland Resources by Ronald E. Sosebee Pdf

Author : Hudson Gillis Reynolds
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Mesquite
ISBN : IND:30000091869861

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Mesquite Control on Southwestern Rangeland by Hudson Gillis Reynolds Pdf

Author : George Elmo Glendening,Harold A. Paulsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Mesquite
ISBN : UVA:X030347181

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Reproduction and Establishment of Velvet Mesquite by George Elmo Glendening,Harold A. Paulsen Pdf

Author : Dwight R. Cable
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Arid regions
ISBN : UIUC:30112100039475

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Vegetation Responses to Grazing, Rainfall, Site Condition, and Mesquite Control on Semidesert Range by Dwight R. Cable Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030837413

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Coronado National Forest (N.F.), Mesquite Control Program by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Insects
ISBN : IND:30000088345982

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Annotated Checklist of New World Insects Associated with Prosopis (Mesquite) by Anonim Pdf

Author : C. R. Ward,United States. Agricultural Research Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Entomology
ISBN : UCR:31210008245027

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Annotated Checklist of New World Insects Associated with Prosopis (Mesquite) by C. R. Ward,United States. Agricultural Research Service Pdf

Author : Stacy Pease
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : OSU:32435080652027

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Mesquite Removal and Mulching Impacts on Herbage Production on a Semidesert Grass-shrub Rangeland by Stacy Pease Pdf

The objectives of our study were to determining the effects of velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina) removal, control of the resulting basal sprouts, and mulching treatments on herbage production (standing biomass) and selected soil chemicals (nutrients) shown to affect herbage production on the Santa Rita Experimental Range. Mesquite control treatments consisted of overstory removal by chain saw with and without control of the resulting basal sprouts. Mulching treatments were applications of mesquite wood chips, commercial compost, or lopped-and-scattered mesquite branchwood. Mesquite removal resulted in increases for total herbage production and the production of native herbaceous species. Production of the nonnative Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana), the dominant herbaceous species, was unchanged. The mulching treatments did not affect herbage production. None of the treatments affected soil chemical properties thought to influence herbage production.