Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2007
Journal or Book Title
Applied Engineering in Agriculture
Volume
23
Issue
5
First Page
631
Last Page
635
Abstract
Compost has been evaluated as a stormwater best management practice for erosion control, but site revegetation is the ultimate goal of most stormwater plans. In this study, three different composts applied as a surface layer or mulch at two depths of 5 and 10 cm were compared with topsoil and subsoil as a medium for crop growth and weed suppression during revegetation of a highway right-of-way. Compost was shown to be as effective as topsoil and subsoil controls for crop growth, while significantly reducing growth of weed species. There were no significant differences between 5- and 10-cm depths of composts, indicating that the shallower depth would be adequate for establishing a cover crop and achieving weed suppression. Compost mulches offer promising opportunities for crop and weed management during revegetation of roadsides and other disturbed landscapes.
Access
Open
Copyright Owner
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Copyright Date
2007
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Persyn, Russell Alan; Richard, Tom L.; Glanville, Thomas D.; Laflen, John M.; and Dixon, Philip M., "Evaluation of Revegetation from Blanket Applied Composts on a Highway Construction Site" (2007). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications. 265.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_pubs/265
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Comments
This article is from Applied Engineering in Agriculture 23, no. 5 (2007): 631–635.