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DOI: | 10.21273/HORTSCI.40.7.2157 |
Web URL(s): | https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/40/7/article-p2157.xml?rskey=FZePqV Last checked: 11/19/2019 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Harrell, Michael S.;
Miller, Grady L. |
Author Affiliation: | Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida |
Title: | Composted yard waste affects soil displacement and roadside vegetation |
Source: | HortScience. Vol. 40, No. 7, December 2005, p. 2157-2163. |
Publishing Information: | Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science |
# of Pages: | 7 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Composting; Yard waste; Soil loss; Roadside plants; Erosion; Mulches; Ground cover; Cynodon dactylon; Paspalum notatum; Trachelospermum asiaticum; Visual evaluation; Density; Slope
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Abstract/Contents: | "The benefits of composted yard waste applied as a mulch were demonstrated in a field study at two locations and supporting greenhouse research. Compost was applied to eroded roadside slopes of about 12° and 27° to determine the influence on soil displacement and establishment and/or enhancement of permanent roadside vegetation. Treatments consisted of compost rates of 5 cm and planted with asiatic jasmine (Trachelopermum asiaticum), 5 and 10 cm, seeded with 110 or 220 kg*ha-1 80:20 bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flugge): bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon L.) seed mixed by weight, straw erosion control mats, and bahiagrass sod. Compost treatments effectively controlled soil displacement regardless of compost rate or seeding with turfgrass at both locations. Effects on roadside vegetation and visual quality varied with location. Asiatic jasmine did not establish at either site. Compost mulch applications increased total vegetation, turfgrass density, and quality at the site with 27° slpoe and 4% initial organic matter content, but resulted in a decline in cover at the site with 12° slope and <1% organic matter content. Compost mulch can effectively prevent soil displacement from roadside slopes, but may not promote establishment or enhancement of permanent vegetative cover." |
Language: | English |
References: | 16 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Harrell, M. S., and G. L. Miller. 2005. Composted yard waste affects soil displacement and roadside vegetation. HortScience. 40(7):p. 2157-2163. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.40.7.2157 |
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