Prairie enhancement of non-native cool-season grass stands

Authors

Justin Meissen, University of Northern Iowa

Document Type

Report

Keywords

Alien plants; Prairie plants--Planting--Iowa; Endemic plants--Planting--Iowa;

First Page

1

Last Page

10

Abstract

Diversifying non-native grass stands by seeding and mowing may be a simple and cost-effective practice that roadside managers can add to their existing portfolio of native vegetation management tools. To assess whether prairie species can be successfully seeded into stands of non-native cool season grasses using only establishment mowing, we conducted a field experiment in three Iowa roadsides. Our objectives in this study were to 1) quantify native seedling emergence in cool-season grass stands seeded with prairie species, and 2) evaluate the effect of mowing on native seedling establishment and established roadside vegetation.

Department

Tallgrass Prairie Center

Original Publication Date

10-2017

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Copyright

©2017 Justin Meissen

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Meissen, Justin, "Prairie enhancement of non-native cool-season grass stands" (2017). Tallgrass Prairie Publications and Reports. 20.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/tpc_facpub/20