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Title Grass and forb species for revegetation of mixed soil-lignite overburden in East Central Texas
Creator/Author Skousen, J.G. ; Call, C.A. (West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (USA). Division of Plant and Soil Sciences)
Publication Date1987 Nov 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 6577736
Other Number(s)ISSN0022-4561; CODEN: JSWCA
Resource TypeJournal Article
Resource RelationJournal of Soil and Water Conservation ; Vol/Issue: 42:6
Subject010900 -- Coal, Lignite, & Peat-- Environmental Aspects ;012020 -- Coal, Lignite, & Peat-- Surface Mining-- (1987-) ;540250 -- Environment, Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-); MINERAL WASTES-- REVEGETATION;REVEGETATION-- PREFERRED SPECIES; BIOMASS;GRASS;GROUND COVER;LAND RECLAMATION;LEGUMINOSAE;OVERBURDEN;PLANT GROWTH;PLANTS;SOILS;SPOIL BANKS;SURFACE MINING;TEXAS;USA
Related SubjectENERGY SOURCES;FEDERAL REGION VI;GROWTH;MAGNOLIOPHYTA;MAGNOLIOPSIDA;MINING;NORTH AMERICA;PLANTS;RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES;SOLID WASTES;USA;WASTES
Description/Abstract Ten grasses and seven forbs were seeded into mixed soil-lignite overburden in the Post Oak Savannah region of Texas and monitored for establishment and growth over a 3-year period without fertilization.^Buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris), green sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), and kleingrass (P. coloratum) developed monotypic stands with sufficent density, aerial cover, and aboveground biomass to stabilize the mixed soil-lignite overburden surface by the end of the first growing season.^Plant mortality eliminated buffelgrass and green sprangletop stands by the end of the third growing season.^Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) developed a satisfactory stand by the end of the third growing season, while Oldworld bluestem (Bothriochloa X Dicanthium), yellow bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum), and sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) established at a slower rate.^Cover and biomass measurements from an adjacent, unfertilized stand of Coastal bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) were compared with those of seeded grasses throughout the study.^Partidge pea (Cassia fasciculata) established rapidly and had the greatest cover and biomass of all seeded forbs by the end of the first growing season.^Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata), Illinois bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis), and western indigo (Indigofera miniata) developed adequate stands for surface stabilization by the end of the third growing season, while faseanil indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa), virgata lespedeza (Lespedeza virgata), and awnless bushsunflower (Simsia calva) showed slower establishment.^27 refs., 3 tabs.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 438-442
System Entry Date2001 May 13

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