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Mowing Effects On Woody Stem Density And Woody And Herbaceous Vegetation Heights Along Mississippi Highway Right-Of-Ways., Edward D. Entsminger, Jeanne C. Jones, John W. Guyton, Bruce D. Leopold, Bronson K. Strickland
Mowing Effects On Woody Stem Density And Woody And Herbaceous Vegetation Heights Along Mississippi Highway Right-Of-Ways., Edward D. Entsminger, Jeanne C. Jones, John W. Guyton, Bruce D. Leopold, Bronson K. Strickland
College of Forest Resources Publications and Scholarship
Roadside right-of-ways (ROWs) undergo regular disturbances such as mowing, maintenance, wrecks, and road developments, which affect soils, groundwater, surface hydrology, and the composition of vegetation. Roadsides can provide and support an environment for diverse plant communities, but management practices have reduced native grasses, wildflowers, and woody plants. Woody plants are not desirable for traffic safety, maintenance, and visibility along road ROWs. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to investigate effects of roadside mowing frequency on native and nonnative herbaceous and woody plant vertical height coverage and native and nonnative woody stem density within plant communities along highway ROWs. We …
Evaluation Of Mowing Frequency On Right-Of-Way Plant Communities In Mississippi., Edward D. Entsminger, Jeanne C. Jones, John W. Guyton, Bronson K. Strickland, Bruce D. Leopold
Evaluation Of Mowing Frequency On Right-Of-Way Plant Communities In Mississippi., Edward D. Entsminger, Jeanne C. Jones, John W. Guyton, Bronson K. Strickland, Bruce D. Leopold
College of Forest Resources Publications and Scholarship
Native grasses and native wildflowers are declining, especially along roadside right-of-ways because of intensive mowing and herbicide management practices. Roadside right-of-ways undergo regular disturbances such as mowing, maintenance, and road developments that affect soils, groundwater, surface hydrology, and vegetation composition. We investigated species richness and percent coverage within plant communities along highway right-of-ways to determine if reduced mowing increased native plant coverage. The study was conducted using 10 research plots situated along Highway 25 in Oktibbeha and Winston counties, Mississippi. Each research plot consisted of three different treatments as follows: one that included greater than four mowings per year, one …
Alternative Mowing Regimes’ Influence On Native Plants And Deer., John W. Guyton, Jeanne C. Jones, Edward D. Entsminger
Alternative Mowing Regimes’ Influence On Native Plants And Deer., John W. Guyton, Jeanne C. Jones, Edward D. Entsminger
College of Forest Resources Publications and Scholarship
This study evaluated mowing regimes, changes in native and non-native plant communities, deer presence in the research plots,and public perception of various management practices on ROWs. No significant difference was found in the height of vegetation 3 weeks after each mowing between research plots mowed 4 times per year and plots mowed only once per year in uplands or lowlands. Native plants increased in plots mowed once per year and deer preferred the frequently mowed plots where clovers and vetches had been seeded. Increasing the carrying capacity of the lowlands with more extensive plantings of clover and vetch may attract …