Evaluation of Organic Matter Addition and Incorporation on Steep Cut Slopes: Phase II, Test Plot Construction and Performance Monitoring

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• Alternative Title:
  Test pilot construction and performance monitoring
• Creators:
  Jennings, S. R. ; Goering, J.D. ; Blicker, P.S.
• Corporate Creators:
  Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Reclamation Research Unit
• Corporate Contributors:
  Biever, Wayne J
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Compost Revegetation Steep Slope
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/MT-07-001/8176
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1518165
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Montana
• OCLC Number:
  715424914
• Edition:
  Phase II final report; Aug. 2003-Nov. 2006.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Montana. Department of Transportation
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Soils and Geology
• Abstract:
  Erosion of steep highway cut slopes in Montana is often times the consequence of poor vegetation development in nutrient-poor growth media resulting from highway construction where topsoil cannot physically be replaced due to slope steepness. Topsoil is often locally unavailable. The overall research objectives for this project were to: 1) Reduce sediment yield and erosion from steep highway cut slopes through amendment with compost; 2) Enhance vegetation establishment on steep highway cut slopes through amendment with compost; 3) Develop amendment rates, application protocols and techniques for compost addition and incorporation on steep highway cut slopes; 4) Implement, monitor and evaluate test plots on steep highway cut slopes; and 5) Communicate, report and provide technology transfer of the research findings. The subject of this report is performance monitoring of research plots during the 2004-2006 period.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2cc27da11590dfe32e5f860f27c9756e82be9feed4f176383a1d21467cff0c39d05601ff3c1dacb3c7a27ac05ef0e4df732ca5642905fbf59f49d4b6d277a11b
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20345/dot_20345_DS1.pdf
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