Roadside Research
Reclamation -- Remediation -- Restoration -- Revegetation -- Revitalization
Roadside Revegetation Research
|
 |
| For nearly 40 years, various researchers have been studding the drastically disturbed sites that are an integral part of the road system in Virginia. The original work was done by Dr. Roy Blaser, starting in the late 1960's. Because his interest was in forage ecology, much of his work centered on plant nutrient requirements and plant specie selections. In the late 1980's, Dr. Richard Schmidt, a turfgrass ecologist, focused on finding turf-type species that were adapted to the roadside's inhospitable environment. Much of the same work continues under the direction of Dr. Mike Goatley. However, the research now evaluates the complex relationships of the triad - the plant, soil and site. We have also expanded our plant selections to include native grasses and broadleaf plants, as well as newly introduced grass varieties. |
| |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
