An Annotated Bibliography 116. Hughes, R. H. 1957. Response of cane to burning in the North Carolina Coastal Plain.
Giant cane is renovated by carefully controlled fires.
Vigor is restored, productivity replenished, fire hazard reduced, and accessibility of the cane to livestock is increased for 1 to 3 years. Cane stands thinned and declined in productivity after about a decade of fire protection. Grazing management alone cannot restore high productivity to cane. In contrast, foliage production was materially improved by burning except for the first season after fire. The optimum management prescription where grazing is an objective is winter burning at intervals of about 10 years.