Effects of gravel mulch on emergence of galleta grass seedlings
Winkel VK, Medrano JC, Stanley C, Walo MD. 1995. Effects of gravel mulch on emergence of galleta grass seedlings. Pages 130-134. In Roundy BA, McArthur ED, Haley JS, Mann DK (ed): Proceedings: Wildland Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium. Las Vegas, NV. October 19-21, 1993. U.S. Department of Agriculture: Forest Service--Intermountain Research Station. Ogden, UT. General Technical Report INT-GTR-315
A greenhouse study was implemented to determine the effects of gravel mulch on seedling emergence and soil water, and the optimal depths of gavel mulch for various native plant species. Under a variety of soil water conditions, a 2-3 cm gravel layer may aid emergence of Galleta grass.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Winkel, Von; Medrano, Juan; Stanley, Charles; Walo, Matthew
- Units
- DEVA
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), decontamination, Distribution (Biodiversity), Great Basin Desert, Mojave Desert, Nevada Test Site, Presence (Biodiversity), Revegetation, Taxa Links To Datasets, Taxa Links To References, Tonopah Test Range