Highway Reclamation Using Native Grass Sod for Sediment Control and Aesthetic Enhancement

DOI

10.2991/ap3er-15.2015.91How to use a DOI?

Keywords

native grass,sediment control;species abundance;canopy coverage,weed emergence

Abstract

This research project will attempt to combine the quick establishment and soil reinforcing properties of sod with the long-term benefits of using native plants. It builds on research by Dollhopf and other scientists in the Land Resources and Environmental Services Department and the Plant Sciences and Pathology Department at MSU. Researchers worked with Bitterroot Turf Farm in Corvallis, Montana to develop, propagate, and test native grass sod for the Montana Department of Transportation. “This foundation research helped us develop methodologies and cost information that we can directly apply in California,” said Dollhopf; “We are using our experience selecting, growing, harvesting, and transporting native grass sod in Montana to develop appropriate sods for California.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jing Gong
AU  - Zhipeng Li
AU  - Ming Huang
AU  - Ye Li
PY  - 2015/06
DA  - 2015/06
TI  - Highway Reclamation Using Native Grass Sod for Sediment Control and Aesthetic Enhancement
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 Asia-Pacific Energy Equipment Engineering Research Conference
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 387
EP  - 391
SN  - 2352-5401
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