09 October 1999.
Kazakhstan
Locality: Half mile from collection site #9. This is an abandoned sheep farm. Collected kochia near sheep corrals in heavy, concentrated manure.
Coordinates: 48.3300, 60.0500
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Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Soil fertile, slope 0-1% W, 130 mm precipitation. Probably winter feeding/bedding area. High percentage of kochia (30-40%). High organic matter - old sheep bedding ground. Bassia (Kochia) here is very competitive with the other vegetation.
Comment: Assoc. Veg.: Artemisia sp., Agropyron sp.
Collector(s): - Dzyubenko, Nikolai I., N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research
- Harrison, R. Deane, USDA, ARS, FRRL
- Khusainov, Auskhan, Aral Sea Experimant Station for Plant Genetic Resources
- Waldron, Blair, USDA, ARS