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| Author(s): | Frain, M.;
Loiseau, P.;
Merle, G. |
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| Title: | Dix annees d'observations sur le reverdissement d'une piste de ski dans le Massif Central I |
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| Translated Title: | Ten years of observations concerning the natural reappearance of a green cover on a skiing slope in the Massif Central I |
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| Source: | Rasen, Grunflachen, Begrunungen. Vol. 17, No. 1, March 1986, p. 15-23. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bonn-Bad godesberg, Hortus Verlag |
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| # of Pages: | 9 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Festuca arundinacea; Poa pratensis; Festuca ovina; Festuca rubra subsp. rubra; Festuca tenuifolia; Phleum; Dactylis glomerata; Land reclamation; Renovation; Seedbed preparation; Turfgrass establishment; Revegetation plants; Agrostis tenuis; Festuca paniculata
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| Geographic Terms: | Alps |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Reports results of a ten year research project to reestablish vegetation on ski slopes in the Massif Central. "In the sub-alpine altitudes of the Massif Central, the natural reappearance of a green cover on the soils left bare when skiing slopes were laid out, takes place on a level of five persent of the area at the most per year. Even though it is easy to sow Festuca spadicea, a sufficient natural reappearance of a green cover combined with simultaneous stop of the erosion can only be achieved by sowing seed. In an experiment lasting for three years and involving 30 different varieties, Festuca rubra and Agrostis tenuis proved to be well suited. During a large-scale experiment carried out over a period of ten years and using five basic species (Festuca rubra, Festuca ovina, Phleum, Dactylis glomerata) it became evident that it is important to: 1. protect the seed sown by a thick cover of organic mulch,(3 to 4 tons of dried matter per hectare), 2. support the maintenance measures in the long term by the application of fertilizer. Under the conditions existing in the second experiment, Festuca rubra proved to be the variety providing the most extensive cover and showing to the most perennial. The soil was newly covered by growth to 80 or 90% when nitrogen was applied every two years. The invasion of spontaneous vegetation is certainly improved by the seed down, but it is a slow process. When fertilization is stopped, their proportion increases in the plant population, but the annual rate extension of the soil cover decreases by 8% during at least 3 years. In light of the experimental results, it is suggested to use a mixture (see table 13). Large-scale experiments resulted in a soil cover amounting to 50% when no fertilizer was applied, and to 80% when compound fertilizer was used." |
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| Language: | French |
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| References: | 16 |
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| See Also: | See also Part 2: "Dix annees d'observations sur le reverdissement d'une piste de ski dans le Massif Central II" Rasen-Turf-Gazon 17(2) June 1986, p. 43-49, R=34745. R=34745 |
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| Note: | Figures
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Abstract appears in German, English, and French |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Frain, M., P. Loiseau, and G. Merle. 1986. Dix annees d'observations sur le reverdissement d'une piste de ski dans le Massif Central I. (In French) Rasen Turf Gazon. 17(1):p. 15-23. |
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