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Enhancing Delaware highways: A natur...

Barton, Susan.

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Enhancing Delaware highways: A natural vegetation project.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Enhancing Delaware highways: A natural vegetation project./
作者:	Barton, Susan.
面頁冊數:	376 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-09, Section: B, page: 4557.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International66-09B.
標題:	Agriculture, Plant Culture. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3187606
ISBN:	9780542292545

Enhancing Delaware highways: A natural vegetation project.
Barton, Susan.

Enhancing Delaware highways: A natural vegetation project. - 376 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-09, Section: B, page: 4557.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2005.

Enhancing Delaware Highways investigated vegetation models conceived to restore Delaware's roadside landscapes to reflect the regional flora. Vegetation models were evaluated for their aesthetic, environmental and economic impacts. Seventy-two pilot sites were established on highway and roadside medians; at city and community gateways; and along primary, secondary and tertiary roads. Plots were conceived to study vegetation strategies (installation and management); installation techniques; and management techniques. When establishing perennial forbs or warm season grasses from seed, the existing ground cover (cool season turf, in most cases) must be killed to get effective seed germination and plant establishment. Mixing seed with an organic medium (sawdust) and spreading that medium over the ground surface is an effective method of establishing perennial forbs and warm season grasses. Weed control and proper mowing are the primary issues in the maintenance of attractive roadside vegetation. In solid stands of warm season turf, selective broadleaf herbicides are effective in controlling broadleaf weeds and the results are uniform warm season turf masses. Spot spraying with a non-selective herbicide is necessary in planted shrub and tree beds and in areas released from mowing completely. It is critical to maintain a neat edge around planted beds and areas released from mowing.

ISBN: 9780542292545Subjects--Topical Terms:

1018669
Agriculture, Plant Culture.

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