SALT-TOLERANT GRASSES FOR ROADSIDES

AN ACCELERATED USE OF SODIUM CHLORIDE AND OTHER SALTS FOR DE-ICING HIGHWAYS HAS CAUSED WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION. SATISFACTORY ALTERNATIVES TO SALTING HAVE NOT YET BEEN DEVISED; THUS THE NEED FOR PLANTS THAT ARE TOLERANT OF A DRASTICALLY CHANGED ENVIRONMENT MUST BE CONSIDERED. THIS DISCUSSION IS LIMITED TO SEVERAL GRASSES FOUND IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH HAVE DEMONSTRATED GOOD SALT TOLERANCE. SPECIFIC GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS AND HABITATS OF THE GRASSES PERTINENT TO ROADSIDE USE ARE DISCUSSED. RESEARCH WITH SPECIFIC GRASSES IS CITED, AND THE NEED FOR FURTHER IN-DEPTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WITH SALT-TOLERANT GRASSES IS NOTED.

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  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1972/411/411-001.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Committee on Roadside Development. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Butler, J D
• Conference:
  • 51st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1972-1-17 to 1972-1-21
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 1-6
• Monograph Title: Planting and managing highway roadsides
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 411
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deicers (Equipment); Engineering tolerance; Grasses; Roadside improvement; Sodium chloride; Sodium chloride
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers
• Old TRIS Terms: Tolerances
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205225
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309020832
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 7 1973 12:00AM