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Early Teee And Ground Cover Establishment As Affected By Seeding And Fertilization Rates In Tennessee, Buckley David, Jennifer Franklin
Early Teee And Ground Cover Establishment As Affected By Seeding And Fertilization Rates In Tennessee, Buckley David, Jennifer Franklin
Jennifer Franklin
Planted ground covers can compete strongly with planted tree seedlings, hindering reforestation efforts. Fertilization increases the growth of ground cover, but its effects on hardwood tree seedlings and competitive interactions between trees and ground cover species are unclear. A 3x3 factorial experiment with 3 levels of fertilizer application and 3 seeding rates wasestablished in 2006 to test for differences in tree seedling growth and survival, and for differences in ground cover establishment and composition. The ground cover was applied by hydroseeding a mixture of native warm-season grasses, annual rye and Korean lespedeza, along with lime, mulch and tackifier. Bareroot, 1-0 …