Identify Resilient Plant Characteristics and Develop a Wear-Resistant Plant Cultivar for use on Military Training Lands

Abstract

The overall objectives of this proposal are (a) to breed improved native and naturalized plant cultivars that are more resistant to land disturbances caused by military training activities and (b) to understand the effects of training on soil compaction, plant injury, and regrowth. Plant and soil data will be combined to allow land users to make knowledgeable choices concerning plant selection and site-rehabilitation procedures to reduce soil erosion. The results of this work will provide guidance for mitigation methods and more resilient plant cultivars that will help to increase training opportunities on existing training areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 07, 1998
Accession Number
ADA365502

Entities

People

  • Antonio J. Palazzo

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Breeding
  • Cold Regions
  • Data Sets
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Erosion
  • Isotopes
  • Materials
  • Military Training
  • Plants
  • Research Facilities
  • Resistance
  • Soil Compaction
  • Soil Erosion
  • Training
  • United States
  • Wear Resistance

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