FERTILIZERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO ROADSIDES

THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTING CULVERTS, STREAM CHANNELS, AND DIVERSION DITCHES MAY BE DOUBLED BY SOIL EROSION. GROUND COVER IS ESSENTIAL TO PREVENT EROSION, BUT MANY GRASSES NEED FERTILIZERS FOR QUICK ESTABLISHMENT BECAUSE OF POOR SOIL CONDITIONS OR A CERTAIN DEGREE OF INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE SOIL AND THE COVER SELECTED. THE THREE MOST COMMONLY NEEDED ELEMENTS ARE POTASSIUM, NITROGEN, AND PHOSPHORUS. LIME MAY ALSO BE NECESSARY FOR ACID SOILS, ITS CALCIUM ACTING AS A FOURTH MAJOR NUTRIENT.

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  Reports

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• Authors:
  • DANIEL, W H
• Publication Date: 1960

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Roadside Development Committee Reports
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fertilizers; Grasses; Turf
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205159
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 29 1971 12:00AM