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Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Chalker-Scott, Linda |
Author Affiliation: | Associate Professor,Washington State University, Puyallup Research and Extention Center, Puyallup, Washington |
Title: | Impact of mulches on landscape plants and the environment - a review |
Source: | Journal of Environmental Horticulture. Vol. 25, No. 4, December 2007, p. 239-249. |
Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: Horticultural Research Institute |
# of Pages: | 11 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Mulches; Environmental factors; Establishment rate; Trees; Soil improvement; Soil moisture; Erosion control; Compaction; Soil temperature; Seed germination; Growth factors; Disease control; Weed control; Pesticide use; Acidification; Allelopathy; Competition; Nitrogen deficiency; Economic impacts
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Abstract/Contents: | "Mulches provide aesthetic, economic and environmental benefits to urban landscapes. Mulching is especially useful in the establishment of trees in landscapes that receive minimal care, such as restoration sites. In general, mulches improve soil health, creating healthy populations of plants and associated animals. These biodiverse, stable landscapes are more resistant to stress, are more aesthetically pleasing, require fewer applications of pesticides and fertilizers, and ultimately more sustainable than those without mulch cover. All mulches are not created equally, however, and this review compares the cost and benefits of landscape mulches as reported in scientific literature. It also presents real and perceived problems associated with various landscape mulches. |
Language: | English |
References: | 145 |
Note: | Pictures, b/w |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Chalker-Scott, L. 2007. Impact of mulches on landscape plants and the environment - a review. J. Environ. Hortic. 25(4):p. 239-249. |
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