FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bentgrass 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Creeping bentgrass is probably top-killed by fire, as are most grasses.
Specific fire effects on creeping bentgrass are not described in the
literature.
        


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
In 1972, prescription burning at the Buffalo River State Park in
northwest New Mexico was initiated as a tallgrass prairie management and
restoration technique.  The response of creeping bentgrass to burning
varied with the site.  On a nearly level mesic site in a badly disturbed
prairie, stimulation of flowering occurred at postfire year 1.
Inhibition of flowering occurred, however, on a wet swale site in an
undisturbed prairie [42].

In 1950, a fire burned 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) of woodland in
Alberta and British Columbia.  Creeping bentgrass established on plots
where seeded species did not produce full stands [2].  

 


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Since creeping bentgrass is considered an increaser species when
overgrazed, fire plans may have to be coordinated with grazing
management to ensure seedling establishment or inhibition.  

Related categories for Species: Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bentgrass