Cariboo
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Grass and Legume Seeding for Vegetation Control
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Extension Note EN02
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Introduction
This research focuses on grass and legume seeding for the control of invading
native vegetation in the Horsefly Forest District, and consists of a retrospective
survey with a later research and demonstration seeding trial.
The objective of this work was to test the effectiveness of excluding
native species of competing vegetation by replacing them with low-growing
grasses and clovers.
Seeding was tested as a silviculture treatment for its potential to:
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reduce native vegetation reestablishment by initially occupying the site
with less competitive species
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reduce vegetation competition with crop tree seedlings
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improve the physical and nutritional characteristics of the soil
Contact
For more information, contact Ordell
Steen at 250-398-4406
Reference
Grass and Legume Seeding for Vegetation Contol on Blade Scarified Sites
in the ICH and ESSF zones in the Central Interior of British Columbia,
by
Ordell Steen and Anne Smith. June1991. FRDA Report 182.
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