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| Author(s): | Aikman, J. W. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA |
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| Title: | The use of native midwestern grasses for highway purposes |
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| Meeting Info.: | October 4-7, 1960, Columbus, OH |
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| Source: | Nineteenth Short Course on Roadside Development. Vol. 19, 1960, p. 71-79. |
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| Publishing Information: | Columbus, OH: Department of Landscape Architecture, Ohio State University and the Ohio Department of Highways |
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| # of Pages: | 9 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Roadside turf; Native grasses; Prairie soils; Vegetative establishment; Utilization
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| Abstract/Contents: | The results of a research program on the establishment of vegetation on highway backslopes in Iowa are discussed. The results indicated that native midwestern grass-legume mixtures could be used, as well as native prairie grass in the western half of the state for erosion control on highway backslopes. The following topics are discussed: 1) Considerations involved in the use of native midwestern grasses for highway purposes; 2) The original home of native midwest grasses; 3) Dominant grasses of native midwestern prairies; 4) Soils building and soil holding properties; 5) Establishment and maintenance of stands; and 6) Utilization. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, b/w
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Aikman, J. W. 1960. The use of native midwestern grasses for highway purposes. Short Course Roadside Dev. 19:p. 71-79. |
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