Evaluation of revegetation from blanket applied composts on a highway construction site

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 631-635

  Persyn, Russell A ^a   Richard, Tom L ^b   Glanville, Thomas D ^c   Laflen, John M ^c   Dixon, Philip M ^d  

^a South Dakota State University   (United States)

^b University Park   (United States)

^c Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^d Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

Compost; Construction; Cover crop; Erosion; Mulch; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; EROSION; WEED CONTROL;

COMPOST; COVER CROP; MULCH;

REVEGETATION;

EID: 35648987203     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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