Evaluation of herbaceous perennial groundcovers and direct seeded species and mixtures for use in NYS Roadsides and under guardrails-final report.

Details

• Creators:
  Weston, Leslie A. ; Senesac, Andrew F. (Andrew Frederick(24614} ; Weston, Paul A. (Paul Adam)
• Corporate Creators:
  New York (State). Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Roadside flora
  • Roadside plants--Research
  • Vegetation management--Environmental aspects
  • Roadside improvement--Maintenance and repair
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  New York (State). Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This alternative vegetation study is an important component of NYSDOT’s efforts to pursue ; environmentally sensitive, lower maintenance, and cost effective vegetation management ; techniques that can be integrated into the overall vegetation management program (IVM). ; NYSDOT’s objective was to determine which species, either transplanted or direct seeded, could ; be successfully established along or underneath guiderails of paved highway routes in diverse ; climatic zones encountered across New York State. The NYSDOT was interested in determining ; which mixtures of species could be established cost-effectively, and also contribute to aesthetic appeal along managed highways, but more importantly, intended to determine which species could be managed without excessive herbicide application or mowing in areas located within 20 feet of the roadside and underneath the guiderail along NY State highways.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  C-01-44
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16600/dot_16600_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 878.30 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:15b07d1ebf8920abba296b3b206c953f66ee51867bf5a93351b8a63044a0420c2294ea87012af5a078eb14c8ab815c0a88cca540d4fde3010733ae05254bbcac