Details strategies for managing woody plants and using research data t o selectthe most appropriate control methods. Analyzes the responses o f over 370 North American woody plants to commercially available herbi cides. Provides methods to manage woody plants that interfere with rec reation, watershed yield, animal and plant diversity, resource conserv ation, wildlife and livestock needs, and wood production on grazing, f orest, and related land.

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...